France vs Uruguay: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
France
0.938
in 2025
Uruguay
0.932
in 2025
France rank
26th
Uruguay rank
29th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- France
- Uruguay
How they compare
France currently reports 0.938 against 0.932 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was France ahead.
France ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 29th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, France averaged higher in 17 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.723 | 0.26 | 0.463 | France |
| 1830s | 0.78 | 0.512 | 0.268 | France |
| 1840s | 0.7816 | 0.483 | 0.2986 | France |
| 1850s | 0.6701 | 0.6186 | 0.0515 | France |
| 1860s | 0.657 | 0.7749 | 0.1179 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.7618 | 0.7245 | 0.0373 | France |
| 1880s | 0.827 | 0.7015 | 0.1255 | France |
| 1890s | 0.827 | 0.7561 | 0.0709 | France |
| 1900s | 0.8377 | 0.8042 | 0.0335 | France |
| 1910s | 0.839 | 0.834 | 0.005 | France |
| 1920s | 0.856 | 0.8635 | 0.0075 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.8554 | 0.7518 | 0.1036 | France |
| 1940s | 0.6427 | 0.8582 | 0.2155 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.9008 | 0.8827 | 0.0181 | France |
| 1960s | 0.9355 | 0.8639 | 0.0716 | France |
| 1970s | 0.967 | 0.323 | 0.644 | France |
| 1980s | 0.9702 | 0.5885 | 0.3817 | France |
| 1990s | 0.9742 | 0.9584 | 0.0158 | France |
| 2000s | 0.975 | 0.9625 | 0.0125 | France |
| 2010s | 0.9712 | 0.9601 | 0.0111 | France |
| 2020s | 0.941 | 0.9428 | 0.0018 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, France or Uruguay?
- France, at 0.938 against 0.932 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between France and Uruguay?
- 0.006, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do France and Uruguay rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- France ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 29th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.