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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Uruguay

Uruguay: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.926 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.926
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
16th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.944
in 2020
All-time low
0.139
in 1977
Years of data
201
1825–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Uruguay, 1825–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, liberal political institutions index in Uruguay stood at 0.926.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Uruguay peaked at 0.944 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.139, in 1977.

Uruguay ranks 16th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 201 years of available data.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Uruguay, year by year

Year Value Change
1825 0.163 —
1826 0.163 +0.0%
1827 0.163 +0.0%
1828 0.163 +0.0%
1829 0.163 +0.0%
1830 0.434 +166.3%
1831 0.447 +3.0%
1832 0.447 +0.0%
1833 0.447 +0.0%
1834 0.447 +0.0%
1835 0.521 +16.6%
1836 0.521 +0.0%
1837 0.521 +0.0%
1838 0.465 -10.7%
1839 0.465 +0.0%
1840 0.488 +4.9%
1841 0.488 +0.0%
1842 0.509 +4.3%
1843 0.509 +0.0%
1844 0.509 +0.0%
1845 0.423 -16.9%
1846 0.309 -27.0%
1847 0.249 -19.4%
1848 0.249 +0.0%
1849 0.249 +0.0%
1850 0.249 +0.0%
1851 0.314 +26.1%
1852 0.665 +111.8%
1853 0.665 +0.0%
1854 0.665 +0.0%
1855 0.525 -21.1%
1856 0.643 +22.5%
1857 0.643 +0.0%
1858 0.643 +0.0%
1859 0.643 +0.0%
1860 0.78 +21.3%
1861 0.828 +6.2%
1862 0.828 +0.0%
1863 0.828 +0.0%
1864 0.828 +0.0%
1865 0.363 -56.2%
1866 0.363 +0.0%
1867 0.363 +0.0%
1868 0.683 +88.2%
1869 0.69 +1.0%
1870 0.743 +7.7%
1871 0.743 +0.0%
1872 0.765 +3.0%
1873 0.785 +2.6%
1874 0.785 +0.0%
1875 0.785 +0.0%
1876 0.404 -48.5%
1877 0.384 -5.0%
1878 0.384 +0.0%
1879 0.384 +0.0%
1880 0.515 +34.1%
1881 0.515 +0.0%
1882 0.515 +0.0%
1883 0.515 +0.0%
1884 0.558 +8.3%
1885 0.668 +19.7%
1886 0.675 +1.0%
1887 0.69 +2.2%
1888 0.69 +0.0%
1889 0.703 +1.9%
1890 0.681 -3.1%
1891 0.681 +0.0%
1892 0.681 +0.0%
1893 0.681 +0.0%
1894 0.717 +5.3%
1895 0.717 +0.0%
1896 0.717 +0.0%
1897 0.685 -4.5%
1898 0.73 +6.6%
1899 0.763 +4.5%
1900 0.735 -3.7%
1901 0.735 +0.0%
1902 0.735 +0.0%
1903 0.735 +0.0%
1904 0.73 -0.7%
1905 0.744 +1.9%
1906 0.744 +0.0%
1907 0.747 +0.4%
1908 0.747 +0.0%
1909 0.756 +1.2%
1910 0.756 +0.0%
1911 0.762 +0.8%
1912 0.762 +0.0%
1913 0.763 +0.1%
1914 0.763 +0.0%
1915 0.767 +0.5%
1916 0.792 +3.3%
1917 0.796 +0.5%
1918 0.816 +2.5%
1919 0.828 +1.5%
1920 0.828 +0.0%
1921 0.823 -0.6%
1922 0.825 +0.2%
1923 0.825 +0.0%
1924 0.825 +0.0%
1925 0.825 +0.0%
1926 0.825 +0.0%
1927 0.825 +0.0%
1928 0.825 +0.0%
1929 0.825 +0.0%
1930 0.825 +0.0%
1931 0.82 -0.6%
1932 0.814 -0.7%
1933 0.536 -34.2%
1934 0.553 +3.2%
1935 0.631 +14.1%
1936 0.631 +0.0%
1937 0.634 +0.5%
1938 0.637 +0.5%
1939 0.675 +6.0%
1940 0.675 +0.0%
1941 0.675 +0.0%
1942 0.68 +0.7%
1943 0.815 +19.9%
1944 0.815 +0.0%
1945 0.815 +0.0%
1946 0.823 +1.0%
1947 0.823 +0.0%
1948 0.823 +0.0%
1949 0.833 +1.2%
1950 0.833 +0.0%
1951 0.831 -0.2%
1952 0.831 +0.0%
1953 0.841 +1.2%
1954 0.841 +0.0%
1955 0.841 +0.0%
1956 0.841 +0.0%
1957 0.843 +0.2%
1958 0.843 +0.0%
1959 0.843 +0.0%
1960 0.839 -0.5%
1961 0.839 +0.0%
1962 0.839 +0.0%
1963 0.839 +0.0%
1964 0.839 +0.0%
1965 0.839 +0.0%
1966 0.848 +1.1%
1967 0.849 +0.1%
1968 0.77 -9.3%
1969 0.77 +0.0%
1970 0.715 -7.1%
1971 0.699 -2.2%
1972 0.63 -9.9%
1973 0.174 -72.4%
1974 0.144 -17.2%
1975 0.144 +0.0%
1976 0.144 +0.0%
1977 0.139 -3.5%
1978 0.139 +0.0%
1979 0.139 +0.0%
1980 0.144 +3.6%
1981 0.144 +0.0%
1982 0.144 +0.0%
1983 0.144 +0.0%
1984 0.171 +18.8%
1985 0.828 +384.2%
1986 0.851 +2.8%
1987 0.899 +5.6%
1988 0.899 +0.0%
1989 0.899 +0.0%
1990 0.922 +2.6%
1991 0.922 +0.0%
1992 0.922 +0.0%
1993 0.922 +0.0%
1994 0.919 -0.3%
1995 0.919 +0.0%
1996 0.921 +0.2%
1997 0.918 -0.3%
1998 0.923 +0.5%
1999 0.923 +0.0%
2000 0.917 -0.7%
2001 0.927 +1.1%
2002 0.927 +0.0%
2003 0.908 -2.0%
2004 0.934 +2.9%
2005 0.926 -0.9%
2006 0.926 +0.0%
2007 0.926 +0.0%
2008 0.926 +0.0%
2009 0.926 +0.0%
2010 0.93 +0.4%
2011 0.93 +0.0%
2012 0.93 +0.0%
2013 0.929 -0.1%
2014 0.929 +0.0%
2015 0.932 +0.3%
2016 0.932 +0.0%
2017 0.936 +0.4%
2018 0.937 +0.1%
2019 0.937 +0.0%
2020 0.944 +0.7%
2021 0.937 -0.7%
2022 0.925 -1.3%
2023 0.917 -0.9%
2024 0.916 -0.1%
2025 0.926 +1.1%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.926 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.926 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.736, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1820s 0.163 0.163 0.163 5
1830s 0.4715 0.434 0.521 10
1840s 0.3982 0.249 0.509 10
1850s 0.5655 0.249 0.665 10
1860s 0.6554 0.363 0.828 10
1870s 0.6162 0.384 0.785 10
1880s 0.6044 0.515 0.703 10
1890s 0.7053 0.681 0.763 10
1900s 0.7408 0.73 0.756 10
1910s 0.7805 0.756 0.828 10
1920s 0.8251 0.823 0.828 10
1930s 0.6756 0.536 0.825 10
1940s 0.7777 0.675 0.833 10
1950s 0.8388 0.831 0.843 10
1960s 0.8271 0.77 0.849 10
1970s 0.3067 0.139 0.715 10
1980s 0.5123 0.144 0.899 10
1990s 0.9211 0.918 0.923 10
2000s 0.9243 0.908 0.934 10
2010s 0.9322 0.929 0.937 10
2020s 0.9275 0.916 0.944 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 13 New Zealand 0.938 compare
  2. 14 France 0.936 compare
  3. 15 Ireland 0.934 compare
  4. 17 Lithuania 0.923 compare
  5. 18 South Korea 0.912 compare
  6. 19 Austria 0.909 compare
  7. 19 Seychelles 0.909 compare
  8. 19 Spain 0.909 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Uruguay?
Liberal political institutions index in Uruguay was 0.926 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.944 in 2020.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.139 in 1977.
How does Uruguay rank for liberal political institutions index?
Uruguay ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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