Spain vs Uruguay: Liberal political institutions
Spain
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Spain rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Spain
- Uruguay
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.
Spain ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | 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 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Spain |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Spain |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Spain or Uruguay?
- Spain, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Spain and Uruguay?
- 0, with Spain 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?
- Spain 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Central estimate of whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions.