Luxembourg vs Uruguay: Liberal democracy
Luxembourg
3
in 2025
Uruguay
3
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Luxembourg
- Uruguay
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 3 against 3 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Uruguay ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 7 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 1.3 | 2 | 0.7 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Luxembourg or Uruguay?
- Luxembourg, at 3 against 3 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Luxembourg and Uruguay?
- 0, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Uruguay?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Uruguay rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Luxembourg 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.