Latvia vs Uruguay: Liberal democracy
Latvia
3
in 2025
Uruguay
3
in 2025
Latvia rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Latvia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 3 against 3 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.
Latvia ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 2.1 | 3 | 0.9 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2.8 | 3 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Latvia or Uruguay?
- Latvia, at 3 against 3 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Latvia and Uruguay?
- 0, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Uruguay rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Latvia ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.