The country is in the same position as Australia, below Canada and above Japan.
Uruguay once again leads international democracy rankings, this time in the democracy index of The Economist where it is the only one in South America that occupies the indicator of “Full democracy”, while Chili fell to the indicator “Faulty democracy” During the past year.
The Index of Democracy of The Economist provides a look at the state of democracy in 165 independent countries and two territories. This, according to the index, covers almost all states in the world, although microstates are excluded.
With a scale of 0 to 10, the index is based on five categories: electoral processes and pluralism, the functioning of the government, political participation, the country’s political culture and civil liberties. Based on these five categories, four types of regimes are classified: full democracy, defective democracy, hybrid regime and authoritarian regime.
What position does Uruguay occupy?
With a score of 8.66, Uruguay occupies position 14, which it shares with Australia. During the last year, according to the index, it fell three places. However, it managed to be the only country of South America in occupying the position of full democracy. Uruguay is located above Japan, which has a score of 8.40, and below Canada with a score of 8.69.
Regarding the different categories, it obtained a score of 10 in the electoral process and pluralism, in the operation of government It has a score of 8.93. For its part, in relation to the political participation has a score of 7.78, the political culture a score of 6.88 and in civil liberties got a 10.
Uruguay is among the 20 happiest countries in the world
Being the second country of Latin America and number 20 in the ranking of the happiest countries, Uruguay tops a list of 91 countries consulted in the World Values Survey (EMV).
The World Values Survey is a global research project that is dedicated to the study of people’s values and opinions, as well as how these change over time and their social and political impact. Founded in 1981, it is a global network of social and political researchers who apply their studies in more than 100 countries, covering almost 90% of the entire world.
Regarding the study of happiness, the three countries that are first in the ranking are Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan and Iceland, respectively. Regarding Latin American countries, the first on the list is Mexico, ranking 12th in the world ranking. Uruguay, is second in the region, ahead of Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Brazil ranking 20th worldwide out of 90 countries.
Source: Ambito
