Uruguay vs USSR: Free country

Uruguay
2
in 2025
USSR
1
in 1990
Uruguay rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Free country over time

  • Uruguay
  • USSR
00.511.52197219982025

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 2 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 1.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Uruguay ahead.

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

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uruguay USSR Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5 0 0.5 Uruguay
1980s 1.56 0 1.56 Uruguay
1990s 2 1 1 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free country, Uruguay or USSR?
Uruguay, at 2 against 1 in USSR as of 2025.
What is the difference in free country between Uruguay and USSR?
1, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and USSR?
18 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1990.
How do Uruguay and USSR rank globally for free country?
Uruguay ranks 1st and USSR 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).