Which has higher political civil liberties index, Chile or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 0.947 against 0.943 in Chile as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile 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 Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Uruguay: Political Civil Liberties Index

Chile

0.943

in 2025

Uruguay

0.947

in 2025

Chile rank

11th

Uruguay rank

10th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Chile
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.947 against 0.943 in Chile, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.

Chile ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.428	0.834	0.406	Uruguay
1830s	0.1633	0.8457	0.6824	Uruguay
1840s	0.2694	0.807	0.5376	Uruguay
1850s	0.2407	0.7688	0.5281	Uruguay
1860s	0.496	0.8643	0.3683	Uruguay
1870s	0.6359	0.8209	0.185	Uruguay
1880s	0.681	0.8372	0.1562	Uruguay
1890s	0.566	0.8437	0.2777	Uruguay
1900s	0.6119	0.8375	0.2256	Uruguay
1910s	0.623	0.8531	0.2301	Uruguay
1920s	0.57	0.88	0.31	Uruguay
1930s	0.5818	0.6329	0.0511	Uruguay
1940s	0.6107	0.8606	0.2499	Uruguay
1950s	0.5918	0.9184	0.3266	Uruguay
1960s	0.7818	0.858	0.0762	Uruguay
1970s	0.2979	0.2469	0.051	Chile
1980s	0.087	0.5381	0.4511	Uruguay
1990s	0.9402	0.9509	0.0107	Uruguay
2000s	0.9622	0.9705	0.0083	Uruguay
2010s	0.9591	0.9719	0.0128	Uruguay
2020s	0.9383	0.935	0.0033	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Chile or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.947 against 0.943 in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Chile and Uruguay?: 0.004, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?: 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Chile ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.