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