France vs Uruguay: Liberal Political Institutions Index
France
0.936
in 2025
Uruguay
0.926
in 2025
France rank
14th
Uruguay rank
16th
Liberal Political Institutions Index over time
- France
- Uruguay
How they compare
France currently reports 0.936 against 0.926 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was France ahead.
France ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, France averaged higher in 15 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.522 | 0.163 | 0.359 | France |
| 1830s | 0.599 | 0.4715 | 0.1275 | France |
| 1840s | 0.631 | 0.3982 | 0.2328 | France |
| 1850s | 0.498 | 0.5655 | 0.0675 | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.5069 | 0.6554 | 0.1485 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.7172 | 0.6162 | 0.101 | France |
| 1880s | 0.804 | 0.6044 | 0.1996 | France |
| 1890s | 0.804 | 0.7053 | 0.0987 | France |
| 1900s | 0.807 | 0.7408 | 0.0662 | France |
| 1910s | 0.8015 | 0.7805 | 0.021 | France |
| 1920s | 0.811 | 0.8251 | 0.0141 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.8103 | 0.6756 | 0.1347 | France |
| 1940s | 0.4864 | 0.7777 | 0.2913 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.8363 | 0.8388 | 0.0025 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.861 | 0.8271 | 0.0339 | France |
| 1970s | 0.9123 | 0.3067 | 0.6056 | France |
| 1980s | 0.9211 | 0.5123 | 0.4088 | France |
| 1990s | 0.9229 | 0.9211 | 0.0018 | France |
| 2000s | 0.9252 | 0.9243 | 0.0009 | France |
| 2010s | 0.9264 | 0.9322 | 0.0058 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.9282 | 0.9275 | 0.0007 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, France or Uruguay?
- France, at 0.936 against 0.926 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between France and Uruguay?
- 0.01, 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 liberal political institutions index?
- France ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 16th 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.