Denmark vs Uruguay: Democracy
Denmark
7
in 2025
Uruguay
7
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Denmark
- Uruguay
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 7 against 7 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 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 10 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.5 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 7 | 5 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 6.3 | 2.7 | 3.6 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 4 | 6 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 7 | 6.9 | 0.1 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 7 | 6 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 7 | 2.1 | 4.9 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 7 | 4 | 3 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Denmark or Uruguay?
- Denmark, at 7 against 7 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy 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 democracy?
- 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 Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).