Which has higher liberal democracy index, Czechia or Uruguay?

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

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

189 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.

Czechia vs Uruguay: Liberal Democracy Index

Czechia

0.794

in 2025

Uruguay

0.79

in 2025

Czechia rank

10th

Uruguay rank

13th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Czechia
Uruguay

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 19 times across 189 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.053	0.0644	0.0114	Uruguay
1830s	0.053	0.1737	0.1207	Uruguay
1840s	0.0631	0.1467	0.0836	Uruguay
1850s	0.0449	0.2134	0.1686	Uruguay
1860s	0.1105	0.2065	0.096	Uruguay
1870s	0.2191	0.2069	0.0123	Czechia
1880s	0.2189	0.2307	0.0118	Uruguay
1890s	0.2348	0.2733	0.0385	Uruguay
1900s	0.2369	0.2839	0.047	Uruguay
1910s	0.2438	0.3286	0.0848	Uruguay
1920s	0.6035	0.4443	0.1592	Czechia
1930s	0.528	0.358	0.17	Czechia
1940s	0.0457	0.5678	0.5221	Uruguay
1950s	0.0343	0.6625	0.6282	Uruguay
1960s	0.0549	0.6176	0.5627	Uruguay
1970s	0.0497	0.1506	0.1009	Uruguay
1980s	0.0561	0.3688	0.3127	Uruguay
1990s	0.801	0.7798	0.0212	Czechia
2000s	0.8134	0.8111	0.0023	Czechia
2010s	0.7634	0.8391	0.0757	Uruguay
2020s	0.7653	0.7763	0.011	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Czechia or Uruguay?: Czechia, at 0.794 against 0.79 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Czechia and Uruguay?: 0.004, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Uruguay?: 189 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Uruguay rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Czechia 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.