How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Uruguay?

195 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Uruguay: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Austria

0.933

in 2025

Uruguay

0.932

in 2025

Austria rank

28th

Uruguay rank

29th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Austria
Uruguay

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.933 against 0.932 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 195 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 29th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 12 and Uruguay in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.511	0.26	0.251	Austria
1830s	0.511	0.512	0.001	Uruguay
1840s	0.4843	0.483	0.0013	Austria
1850s	0.401	0.6186	0.2176	Uruguay
1860s	0.4996	0.7749	0.2753	Uruguay
1870s	0.792	0.7245	0.0675	Austria
1880s	0.792	0.7015	0.0905	Austria
1890s	0.792	0.7561	0.0359	Austria
1900s	0.792	0.8042	0.0122	Uruguay
1910s	0.781	0.834	0.053	Uruguay
1920s	0.8709	0.8635	0.0074	Austria
1930s	0.606	0.7461	0.1401	Uruguay
1940s	0.8246	0.8804	0.0558	Uruguay
1950s	0.882	0.8827	0.0007	Uruguay
1960s	0.9349	0.8639	0.071	Austria
1970s	0.957	0.323	0.634	Austria
1980s	0.9645	0.5885	0.376	Austria
1990s	0.9652	0.9584	0.0068	Austria
2000s	0.966	0.9625	0.0035	Austria
2010s	0.9611	0.9601	0.001	Austria
2020s	0.94	0.9428	0.0028	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Austria or Uruguay?: Austria, at 0.933 against 0.932 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Austria and Uruguay?: 0.001, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Uruguay?: 195 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Austria and Uruguay rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Austria ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 29th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.