Korea, Rep. vs Uruguay: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Korea, Rep.
0.912
in 2025
Uruguay
0.926
in 2025
Korea, Rep. rank
18th
Uruguay rank
16th
Liberal Political Institutions Index over time
- Korea, Rep.
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.926 against 0.912 in Korea, Rep., a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.
Korea, Rep. ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 176 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Rep. | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.059 | 0.163 | 0.104 | Uruguay |
| 1830s | 0.059 | 0.4715 | 0.4125 | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 0.0587 | 0.3982 | 0.3395 | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 0.056 | 0.5655 | 0.5095 | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.0584 | 0.6554 | 0.597 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.0596 | 0.6162 | 0.5566 | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.0634 | 0.6044 | 0.541 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.0929 | 0.7053 | 0.6124 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.128 | 0.7408 | 0.6128 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.082 | 0.7805 | 0.6985 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.0827 | 0.8251 | 0.7424 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.0816 | 0.6756 | 0.594 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.1619 | 0.7777 | 0.6158 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.3762 | 0.8388 | 0.4626 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.3469 | 0.8271 | 0.4802 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.2771 | 0.3067 | 0.0296 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.4118 | 0.5123 | 0.1005 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.833 | 0.9211 | 0.0881 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.9125 | 0.9243 | 0.0118 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.8873 | 0.9322 | 0.0449 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.9007 | 0.9275 | 0.0268 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Korea, Rep. or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.926 against 0.912 in Korea, Rep. as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Korea, Rep. and Uruguay?
- 0.014, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Rep. and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Korea, Rep. and Uruguay rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Korea, Rep. ranks 18th 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.