Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Lithuania or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 0.926 against 0.923 in Lithuania as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Uruguay?

201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.

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.

Lithuania vs Uruguay: Liberal Political Institutions Index

Lithuania

0.923

in 2025

Uruguay

0.926

in 2025

Lithuania rank

17th

Uruguay rank

16th

Liberal Political Institutions Index over time

Lithuania
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.926 against 0.923 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.

Lithuania ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.054	0.163	0.109	Uruguay
1830s	0.0564	0.4715	0.4151	Uruguay
1840s	0.0574	0.3982	0.3408	Uruguay
1850s	0.083	0.5655	0.4825	Uruguay
1860s	0.2468	0.6554	0.4086	Uruguay
1870s	0.3386	0.6162	0.2776	Uruguay
1880s	0.1577	0.6044	0.4467	Uruguay
1890s	0.167	0.7053	0.5383	Uruguay
1900s	0.1748	0.7408	0.566	Uruguay
1910s	0.2811	0.7805	0.4994	Uruguay
1920s	0.6437	0.8251	0.1814	Uruguay
1930s	0.4681	0.6756	0.2075	Uruguay
1940s	0.0312	0.7777	0.7465	Uruguay
1950s	0.0472	0.8388	0.7916	Uruguay
1960s	0.0637	0.8271	0.7634	Uruguay
1970s	0.0649	0.3067	0.2418	Uruguay
1980s	0.0965	0.5123	0.4158	Uruguay
1990s	0.9218	0.9211	0.0007	Lithuania
2000s	0.9438	0.9243	0.0195	Lithuania
2010s	0.9483	0.9322	0.0161	Lithuania
2020s	0.9393	0.9275	0.0118	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Lithuania or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.926 against 0.923 in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Lithuania and Uruguay?: 0.003, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Uruguay?: 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Uruguay rank globally for liberal political institutions index?: Lithuania ranks 17th 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

Indicator: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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