Switzerland vs Uruguay: Population census recently completed

Switzerland
1
in 2015
Uruguay
1
in 2015
Switzerland rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Population census recently completed over time

  • Switzerland
  • Uruguay
00.20.40.60.81175018822015

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 266 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Uruguay ahead.

Switzerland ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 67 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 27 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland Uruguay Difference Ahead
1750s 0 0 0
1760s 0 0 0
1770s 0 0 0
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0.3 0 0.3 Switzerland
1840s 0.7 0 0.7 Switzerland
1850s 1 0.8 0.2 Switzerland
1860s 1 1 0
1870s 1 0 1 Switzerland
1880s 1 0 1 Switzerland
1890s 0.8 0 0.8 Switzerland
1900s 1 0.2 0.8 Switzerland
1910s 1 0.8 0.2 Switzerland
1920s 1 0 1 Switzerland
1930s 1 0 1 Switzerland
1940s 0.9 0 0.9 Switzerland
1950s 1 0 1 Switzerland
1960s 1 0.7 0.3 Switzerland
1970s 1 0.8 0.2 Switzerland
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 0.9 0.1 Switzerland
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population census recently completed, Switzerland or Uruguay?
Switzerland, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2015.
What is the difference in population census recently completed between Switzerland and Uruguay?
0, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uruguay?
266 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2015.
How do Switzerland and Uruguay rank globally for population census recently completed?
Switzerland ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 67 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population census recently completed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population census recently completed
Source
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 17,822 data points, 1750–2015
Last refreshed

A census is defined as a population count that meets three requirements: universality, well-defined territory, and simultaneity.