Colombia vs Uruguay: Liberal political institutions
Colombia
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Colombia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 201 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.1667 | 1 | 0.8333 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Colombia or Uruguay?
- Colombia, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Colombia and Uruguay?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Uruguay rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Colombia ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions