Which has higher liberal democracy index, Chile or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 0.79 against 0.781 in Chile as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile 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.

Chile vs Uruguay: Liberal Democracy Index

Chile

0.781

in 2025

Uruguay

0.79

in 2025

Chile rank

16th

Uruguay rank

13th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Chile
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.79 against 0.781 in Chile, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.1442	0.0644	0.0798	Chile
1830s	0.0908	0.1737	0.0829	Uruguay
1840s	0.1159	0.1467	0.0308	Uruguay
1850s	0.1092	0.2024	0.0932	Uruguay
1860s	0.1727	0.2389	0.0662	Uruguay
1870s	0.1984	0.2264	0.028	Uruguay
1880s	0.2099	0.2307	0.0208	Uruguay
1890s	0.2229	0.2733	0.0504	Uruguay
1900s	0.2359	0.2839	0.048	Uruguay
1910s	0.2399	0.3286	0.0887	Uruguay
1920s	0.1933	0.4443	0.251	Uruguay
1930s	0.2489	0.358	0.1091	Uruguay
1940s	0.2769	0.5678	0.2909	Uruguay
1950s	0.3041	0.6625	0.3584	Uruguay
1960s	0.4186	0.6176	0.199	Uruguay
1970s	0.1886	0.1506	0.038	Chile
1980s	0.0512	0.3688	0.3176	Uruguay
1990s	0.7581	0.7798	0.0217	Uruguay
2000s	0.8251	0.8111	0.014	Chile
2010s	0.83	0.8391	0.0091	Uruguay
2020s	0.7775	0.7763	0.0012	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Chile or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.79 against 0.781 in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Chile and Uruguay?: 0.009, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?: 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Chile ranks 16th 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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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: 18 September 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.