Argentina vs Uruguay: Equal Rights Protection Index

Argentina
0.623
in 2025
Uruguay
0.604
in 2025
Argentina rank
99th
Uruguay rank
102nd

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.623 against 0.604 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 99th and Uruguay ranks 102nd of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Uruguay Difference Ahead
1820s 0.461 0.268 0.193 Argentina
1830s 0.461 0.432 0.029 Argentina
1840s 0.461 0.432 0.029 Argentina
1850s 0.461 0.432 0.029 Argentina
1860s 0.406 0.432 0.026 Uruguay
1870s 0.395 0.362 0.033 Argentina
1880s 0.395 0.416 0.021 Uruguay
1890s 0.395 0.575 0.18 Uruguay
1900s 0.382 0.575 0.193 Uruguay
1910s 0.422 0.5938 0.1718 Uruguay
1920s 0.4866 0.688 0.2014 Uruguay
1930s 0.4783 0.688 0.2097 Uruguay
1940s 0.571 0.6889 0.1179 Uruguay
1950s 0.6534 0.719 0.0656 Uruguay
1960s 0.6551 0.719 0.0639 Uruguay
1970s 0.5605 0.719 0.1585 Uruguay
1980s 0.6799 0.749 0.0691 Uruguay
1990s 0.8188 0.779 0.0398 Argentina
2000s 0.7802 0.815 0.0348 Uruguay
2010s 0.7561 0.8279 0.0718 Uruguay
2020s 0.6997 0.7322 0.0325 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Argentina or Uruguay?
Argentina, at 0.623 against 0.604 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Argentina and Uruguay?
0.019, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Uruguay?
201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Uruguay rank globally for equal rights protection index?
Argentina ranks 99th and Uruguay ranks 102nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Equal Rights Protection Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.