East Timor vs Uruguay: Free country
East Timor
2
in 2025
Uruguay
2
in 2025
East Timor rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Free country over time
- East Timor
- Uruguay
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 2 against 2 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
East Timor ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.3 | 2 | 0.7 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free country, East Timor or Uruguay?
- East Timor, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free country between East Timor and Uruguay?
- 0, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Uruguay?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Uruguay rank globally for free country?
- East Timor ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 199 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
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).