In 2023, 69.4 percent of respondents in Uruguay claimed to prefer democracy over any other form of government, down from 74 percent of respondents in 2020. In 2023, Uruguay was the Latin American country where the highest support for democracy was found, followed by Argentina.
Level of support for democracy in Uruguay from 2008 to 2023
The source does not specify the age of respondents.
There is no information available for 2012, 2014, 2021 and 2022.
Data refers to the share of respondents who agreed with the sentence: "Democracy is preferable to any other form of government."
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (July 21, 2023). Level of support for democracy in Uruguay from 2008 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/990610/uruguay-democracy-support-rates/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Level of support for democracy in Uruguay from 2008 to 2023." Chart. July 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/990610/uruguay-democracy-support-rates/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. (2023). Level of support for democracy in Uruguay from 2008 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/990610/uruguay-democracy-support-rates/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Level of Support for Democracy in Uruguay from 2008 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/990610/uruguay-democracy-support-rates/
Corporación Latinobarómetro, Level of support for democracy in Uruguay from 2008 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/990610/uruguay-democracy-support-rates/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Level of support for democracy in Uruguay from 2008 to 2023 [Graph], Corporación Latinobarómetro, July 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/990610/uruguay-democracy-support-rates/
