Romania vs Uruguay: Free country

Romania
2
in 2025
Uruguay
2
in 2025
Romania rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Free country over time

  • Romania
  • Uruguay
00.511.52197219982025

How they compare

Romania currently reports 2 against 2 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Romania ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0 0.5 0.5 Uruguay
1980s 0 1.56 1.56 Uruguay
1990s 1.3 2 0.7 Uruguay
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free country, Romania or Uruguay?
Romania, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in free country between Romania and Uruguay?
0, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Uruguay?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
How do Romania and Uruguay rank globally for free country?
Romania ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Free country
Source
Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,083 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

The variable identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between free countries (score 2), partly free countries (score 1), and not free countries (score 0).