Ireland vs Uruguay: Liberal political institutions index
Ireland
0.934
in 2025
Uruguay
0.926
in 2025
Ireland rank
15th
Uruguay rank
16th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Ireland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.934 against 0.926 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 17 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.687 | 0.163 | 0.524 | Ireland |
| 1830s | 0.7382 | 0.4715 | 0.2667 | Ireland |
| 1840s | 0.7634 | 0.3982 | 0.3652 | Ireland |
| 1850s | 0.765 | 0.5655 | 0.1995 | Ireland |
| 1860s | 0.7824 | 0.6554 | 0.127 | Ireland |
| 1870s | 0.7994 | 0.6162 | 0.1832 | Ireland |
| 1880s | 0.8251 | 0.6044 | 0.2207 | Ireland |
| 1890s | 0.832 | 0.7053 | 0.1267 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0.841 | 0.7408 | 0.1002 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 0.8172 | 0.7805 | 0.0367 | Ireland |
| 1920s | 0.7842 | 0.8251 | 0.0409 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.8535 | 0.6756 | 0.1779 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.8555 | 0.7777 | 0.0778 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.8636 | 0.8388 | 0.0248 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.8681 | 0.8271 | 0.041 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.8786 | 0.3067 | 0.5719 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.8916 | 0.5123 | 0.3793 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.9074 | 0.9211 | 0.0137 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.917 | 0.9243 | 0.0073 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.924 | 0.9322 | 0.0082 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.9333 | 0.9275 | 0.0058 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Ireland or Uruguay?
- Ireland, at 0.934 against 0.926 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Ireland and Uruguay?
- 0.008, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Uruguay rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Ireland ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.