Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Spain or Uruguay?

Spain, at 0.695 against 0.693 in Uruguay as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain 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.

Spain vs Uruguay: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Spain

0.695

in 2025

Uruguay

0.693

in 2025

Spain rank

23rd

Uruguay rank

25th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Spain
Uruguay

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.695 against 0.693 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uruguay ahead.

Spain ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 25th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1065	0.2167	0.1102	Uruguay
1910s	0.1129	0.2664	0.1535	Uruguay
1920s	0.0982	0.3883	0.2901	Uruguay
1930s	0.2886	0.3633	0.0747	Uruguay
1940s	0.103	0.5515	0.4485	Uruguay
1950s	0.1066	0.6279	0.5213	Uruguay
1960s	0.1272	0.596	0.4688	Uruguay
1970s	0.2739	0.2798	0.0059	Uruguay
1980s	0.7881	0.4389	0.3492	Spain
1990s	0.8141	0.7292	0.0849	Spain
2000s	0.8077	0.7682	0.0395	Spain
2010s	0.7725	0.8025	0.03	Uruguay
2020s	0.7278	0.7035	0.0243	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Spain or Uruguay?: Spain, at 0.695 against 0.693 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Spain and Uruguay?: 0.002, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Spain ranks 23rd 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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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: 30 October 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.