Germany vs Uruguay: Key features of liberal democracy
Germany
0.782
in 2025
Uruguay
0.79
in 2025
Germany rank
15th
Uruguay rank
13th
Key features of liberal democracy over time
- Germany
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.79 against 0.782 in Germany, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.069 | 0.0644 | 0.0046 | Germany |
| 1830s | 0.069 | 0.1737 | 0.1047 | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 0.082 | 0.1467 | 0.0647 | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 0.135 | 0.2024 | 0.0674 | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.1678 | 0.2389 | 0.0711 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.2145 | 0.2264 | 0.0119 | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.2182 | 0.2307 | 0.0125 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.2209 | 0.2733 | 0.0524 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.2275 | 0.2839 | 0.0564 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.2463 | 0.3286 | 0.0823 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.4963 | 0.4443 | 0.052 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.1503 | 0.358 | 0.2077 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.011 | 0.4982 | 0.4872 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.8543 | 0.782 | 0.0723 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.8606 | 0.8111 | 0.0495 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.8487 | 0.8391 | 0.0096 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.8022 | 0.7763 | 0.0258 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Germany or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.79 against 0.782 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Germany and Uruguay?
- 0.008, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Uruguay?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Uruguay rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?
- Germany ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.