Argentina vs Peru: Liberal Political Institutions Index

Argentina
0.736
in 2025
Peru
0.738
in 2025
Argentina rank
77th
Peru rank
76th

Liberal Political Institutions Index over time

  • Argentina
  • Peru
0.20.40.60.8178919072025

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.738 against 0.736 in Argentina, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 205 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 77th and Peru ranks 76th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 17 and Peru in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Peru Difference Ahead
1820s 0.287 0.2481 0.0389 Argentina
1830s 0.302 0.2377 0.0643 Argentina
1840s 0.266 0.272 0.006 Peru
1850s 0.4034 0.3251 0.0783 Argentina
1860s 0.6103 0.3577 0.2526 Argentina
1870s 0.643 0.3618 0.2812 Argentina
1880s 0.643 0.3004 0.3426 Argentina
1890s 0.643 0.4126 0.2304 Argentina
1900s 0.6632 0.4685 0.1947 Argentina
1910s 0.6995 0.4004 0.2991 Argentina
1920s 0.7303 0.1739 0.5564 Argentina
1930s 0.6396 0.1851 0.4545 Argentina
1940s 0.5113 0.4406 0.0707 Argentina
1950s 0.4287 0.2973 0.1314 Argentina
1960s 0.5418 0.5554 0.0136 Peru
1970s 0.3143 0.1218 0.1925 Argentina
1980s 0.5842 0.5784 0.0058 Argentina
1990s 0.724 0.298 0.426 Argentina
2000s 0.7653 0.7522 0.0131 Argentina
2010s 0.7592 0.837 0.0778 Peru
2020s 0.7685 0.813 0.0445 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Argentina or Peru?
Peru, at 0.738 against 0.736 in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Argentina and Peru?
0.002, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Peru?
205 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Peru rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
Argentina ranks 77th and Peru ranks 76th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.