Denmark vs Uruguay: Elected parliament
Denmark
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Denmark
- Uruguay
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Denmark or Uruguay?
- Denmark, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Denmark and Uruguay?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Uruguay rank globally for elected parliament?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.