Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Academic freedom index

Dominican Republic
0.901
in 2025
Uruguay
0.91
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
18th
Uruguay rank
15th

Academic freedom index over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Uruguay
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.91 against 0.901 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uruguay ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Uruguay Difference Ahead
1900s 0.15 0.829 0.679 Uruguay
1910s 0.1119 0.8384 0.7265 Uruguay
1920s 0.1552 0.839 0.6838 Uruguay
1930s 0.018 0.7313 0.7133 Uruguay
1940s 0.018 0.8052 0.7872 Uruguay
1950s 0.018 0.8428 0.8248 Uruguay
1960s 0.4634 0.8227 0.3593 Uruguay
1970s 0.5907 0.2116 0.3791 Dominican Republic
1980s 0.8391 0.4606 0.3785 Dominican Republic
1990s 0.834 0.956 0.122 Uruguay
2000s 0.856 0.959 0.103 Uruguay
2010s 0.847 0.9614 0.1144 Uruguay
2020s 0.899 0.9052 0.0062 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher academic freedom index, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.91 against 0.901 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in academic freedom index between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
0.009, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for academic freedom index?
Dominican Republic ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Academic freedom index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Academic freedom index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed