Poland vs Uruguay: Democracy
Poland
7
in 2025
Uruguay
7
in 2025
Poland rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Poland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Poland currently reports 7 against 7 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Uruguay ahead.
Poland ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.6 | 3.6 | 3 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 4.6 | 5 | 0.4 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.7 | 6 | 5.3 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 1 | 6.9 | 5.9 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 1 | 6 | 5 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 4 | 2.5 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6.7 | 7 | 0.3 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 6.33 | 7 | 0.6667 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Poland or Uruguay?
- Poland, at 7 against 7 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Poland and Uruguay?
- 0, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Uruguay?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
- Poland 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).