Which has higher equal rights protection index, United States or Uruguay?

United States, at 0.608 against 0.604 in Uruguay as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal rights protection index between United States and Uruguay?

0.004, with United States ahead.

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

201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.

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.

United States vs Uruguay: Equal Rights Protection Index

United States

0.608

in 2025

Uruguay

0.604

in 2025

United States rank

101st

Uruguay rank

102nd

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

United States
Uruguay

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.608 against 0.604 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was United States ahead.

United States ranks 101st and Uruguay ranks 102nd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.338	0.268	0.07	United States
1830s	0.338	0.432	0.094	Uruguay
1840s	0.338	0.432	0.094	Uruguay
1850s	0.338	0.432	0.094	Uruguay
1860s	0.338	0.432	0.094	Uruguay
1870s	0.338	0.362	0.024	Uruguay
1880s	0.338	0.416	0.078	Uruguay
1890s	0.338	0.575	0.237	Uruguay
1900s	0.373	0.575	0.202	Uruguay
1910s	0.373	0.5938	0.2208	Uruguay
1920s	0.372	0.688	0.316	Uruguay
1930s	0.372	0.688	0.316	Uruguay
1940s	0.4386	0.6889	0.2503	Uruguay
1950s	0.449	0.719	0.27	Uruguay
1960s	0.593	0.719	0.126	Uruguay
1970s	0.8569	0.719	0.1379	United States
1980s	0.859	0.749	0.11	United States
1990s	0.851	0.779	0.072	United States
2000s	0.8489	0.815	0.0339	United States
2010s	0.8283	0.8279	0.0004	United States
2020s	0.684	0.7322	0.0482	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, United States or Uruguay?: United States, at 0.608 against 0.604 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between United States and Uruguay?: 0.004, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Uruguay?: 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do United States and Uruguay rank globally for equal rights protection index?: United States ranks 101st 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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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: 30 October 2026

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