South Korea vs Uruguay: Liberal political institutions index
South Korea
0.912
in 2025
Uruguay
0.926
in 2025
South Korea rank
18th
Uruguay rank
16th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- South Korea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.926 against 0.912 in South Korea, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.
South Korea 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 | South Korea | 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, South Korea or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.926 against 0.912 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between South Korea and Uruguay?
- 0.014, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Uruguay rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- South Korea ranks 18th 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.