Norway vs Uruguay: Political liberties

Norway
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Political liberties over time

  • Norway
  • Uruguay
00.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.

Norway ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 10 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Uruguay Difference Ahead
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0.6 0 0.6 Norway
1890s 1 0 1 Norway
1900s 1 0 1 Norway
1910s 0.5 0 0.5 Norway
1920s 1 0 1 Norway
1930s 0.3 0 0.3 Norway
1940s 0.4 0.6 0.2 Uruguay
1950s 1 0.9 0.1 Norway
1960s 1 0 1 Norway
1970s 1 0 1 Norway
1980s 1 0.4 0.6 Norway
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 political liberties, Norway or Uruguay?
Norway, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in political liberties between Norway and Uruguay?
0, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Uruguay?
201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Norway and Uruguay rank globally for political liberties?
Norway ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political liberties. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Political liberties
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Indicates whether the freedoms of expression, assembly, and association are respected.