Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Lithuania or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 0.693 against 0.686 in Lithuania as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Uruguay?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lithuania vs Uruguay: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Lithuania

0.686

in 2025

Uruguay

0.693

in 2025

Lithuania rank

26th

Uruguay rank

25th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Lithuania
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.693 against 0.686 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uruguay ahead.

Lithuania ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 25th of 175 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.043	0.2167	0.1737	Uruguay
1910s	0.076	0.2664	0.1904	Uruguay
1920s	0.3032	0.3883	0.0851	Uruguay
1930s	0.1594	0.3633	0.2039	Uruguay
1940s	0.1875	0.5515	0.364	Uruguay
1950s	0.2142	0.6279	0.4137	Uruguay
1960s	0.2195	0.596	0.3765	Uruguay
1970s	0.2232	0.2798	0.0566	Uruguay
1980s	0.2246	0.4389	0.2143	Uruguay
1990s	0.7098	0.7292	0.0194	Uruguay
2000s	0.7402	0.7682	0.028	Uruguay
2010s	0.7358	0.8025	0.0667	Uruguay
2020s	0.6895	0.7035	0.014	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Lithuania or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.693 against 0.686 in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Lithuania and Uruguay?: 0.007, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Uruguay?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Uruguay rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Lithuania ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 25th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.