France vs Uruguay: Strong Civil Society Index

France
0.883
in 2025
Uruguay
0.881
in 2025
France rank
39th
Uruguay rank
41st

Strong Civil Society Index over time

  • France
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.883 against 0.881 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.

France ranks 39th and Uruguay ranks 41st of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, France averaged higher in 9 and Uruguay in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Uruguay Difference Ahead
1820s 0.333 0.71 0.377 Uruguay
1830s 0.5208 0.71 0.1892 Uruguay
1840s 0.5438 0.71 0.1662 Uruguay
1850s 0.4988 0.71 0.2112 Uruguay
1860s 0.477 0.71 0.233 Uruguay
1870s 0.5486 0.7631 0.2145 Uruguay
1880s 0.671 0.769 0.098 Uruguay
1890s 0.7034 0.769 0.0656 Uruguay
1900s 0.8409 0.7726 0.0683 France
1910s 0.8537 0.8007 0.053 France
1920s 0.864 0.846 0.018 France
1930s 0.8407 0.6159 0.2248 France
1940s 0.4646 0.8456 0.381 Uruguay
1950s 0.923 0.899 0.024 France
1960s 0.9284 0.8051 0.1233 France
1970s 0.941 0.2757 0.6653 France
1980s 0.941 0.6205 0.3205 France
1990s 0.941 0.913 0.028 France
2000s 0.941 0.952 0.011 Uruguay
2010s 0.9243 0.9378 0.0135 Uruguay
2020s 0.8587 0.8807 0.022 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong civil society index, France or Uruguay?
France, at 0.883 against 0.881 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong civil society index between France and Uruguay?
0.002, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uruguay?
201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do France and Uruguay rank globally for strong civil society index?
France ranks 39th and Uruguay ranks 41st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Strong Civil Society Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,138 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which interest groups, labor unions, charities, and other civil society organizations are autonomous from the state and can freely pursue their goals. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (strongest).