Spain vs Uruguay: Liberal political institutions index
Spain
0.909
in 2025
Uruguay
0.926
in 2025
Spain rank
19th
Uruguay rank
16th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Spain
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.926 against 0.909 in Spain, a difference of 0.017.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.374 | 0.163 | 0.211 | Spain |
| 1830s | 0.4177 | 0.4715 | 0.0538 | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 0.4565 | 0.3982 | 0.0583 | Spain |
| 1850s | 0.4626 | 0.5655 | 0.1029 | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.466 | 0.6554 | 0.1894 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.505 | 0.6162 | 0.1112 | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.505 | 0.6044 | 0.0994 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.516 | 0.7053 | 0.1893 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.5162 | 0.7408 | 0.2246 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.517 | 0.7805 | 0.2635 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.3824 | 0.8251 | 0.4427 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.5425 | 0.6756 | 0.1331 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.1992 | 0.7777 | 0.5785 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.2212 | 0.8388 | 0.6176 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.241 | 0.8271 | 0.5861 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.4258 | 0.3067 | 0.1191 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.9074 | 0.5123 | 0.3951 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.9181 | 0.9211 | 0.003 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.9244 | 0.9243 | 0.0001 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.9087 | 0.9322 | 0.0235 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.9072 | 0.9275 | 0.0203 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Spain or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.926 against 0.909 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Spain and Uruguay?
- 0.017, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Spain ranks 19th 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.