Which has higher liberal democracy index, Belgium or Uruguay?

Belgium, at 0.794 against 0.79 in Uruguay as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Uruguay: Liberal Democracy Index

Belgium

0.794

in 2025

Uruguay

0.79

in 2025

Belgium rank

10th

Uruguay rank

13th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Belgium
Uruguay

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.794 against 0.79 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 10th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 16 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.158	0.0644	0.0936	Belgium
1830s	0.2775	0.1737	0.1038	Belgium
1840s	0.3277	0.1467	0.181	Belgium
1850s	0.3345	0.2024	0.1321	Belgium
1860s	0.3348	0.2389	0.0959	Belgium
1870s	0.3401	0.2264	0.1137	Belgium
1880s	0.3472	0.2307	0.1165	Belgium
1890s	0.3985	0.2733	0.1252	Belgium
1900s	0.4426	0.2839	0.1587	Belgium
1910s	0.2864	0.3286	0.0422	Uruguay
1920s	0.4375	0.4443	0.0068	Uruguay
1930s	0.4443	0.358	0.0863	Belgium
1940s	0.3131	0.5678	0.2547	Uruguay
1950s	0.6442	0.6625	0.0183	Uruguay
1960s	0.7585	0.6176	0.1409	Belgium
1970s	0.7706	0.1506	0.62	Belgium
1980s	0.7813	0.3688	0.4125	Belgium
1990s	0.8084	0.7798	0.0286	Belgium
2000s	0.8199	0.8111	0.0088	Belgium
2010s	0.8364	0.8391	0.0027	Uruguay
2020s	0.817	0.7763	0.0407	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Belgium or Uruguay?: Belgium, at 0.794 against 0.79 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Belgium and Uruguay?: 0.004, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Uruguay?: 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Uruguay rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Belgium ranks 10th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal 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: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.