France vs Uruguay: Democracy
France
7
in 2025
Uruguay
7
in 2025
France rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Democracy over time
- France
- Uruguay
How they compare
France currently reports 7 against 7 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was France ahead.
France ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, France averaged higher in 14 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1830s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | France |
| 1850s | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.3 | France |
| 1860s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | France |
| 1870s | 5 | 1.6 | 3.4 | France |
| 1880s | 5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | France |
| 1890s | 5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | France |
| 1900s | 5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | France |
| 1910s | 5 | 3.6 | 1.4 | France |
| 1920s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | France |
| 1940s | 2.8 | 6 | 3.2 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 7 | 6.9 | 0.1 | France |
| 1960s | 7 | 6 | 1 | France |
| 1970s | 7 | 2.1 | 4.9 | France |
| 1980s | 7 | 4 | 3 | France |
| 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, France or Uruguay?
- France, at 7 against 7 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between France and Uruguay?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do France and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
- France 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).