Age of electoral democracy in Uruguay
Uruguay: Age of electoral democracy was 41 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
41
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
35th
of 111 countries
All-time high
41
in 2025
All-time low
1
in 1923
Years of data
84
1923–2025
Age of electoral democracy in Uruguay, 1923–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 41 for age of electoral democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 84 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of electoral democracy in Uruguay peaked at 41 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1923.
Uruguay ranks 35th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 1930s | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| 1940s | 6.5 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
| 1950s | 16.5 | 12 | 21 | 10 |
| 1960s | 26.5 | 22 | 31 | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.5 | 32 | 33 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.5 | 6 | 15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.5 | 16 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5 | 26 | 35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.5 | 36 | 41 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More social development data for Uruguay
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 3,195 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 126 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.932 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.79 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.862 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.902 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.931 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.716 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Uruguay?
- Age of electoral democracy in Uruguay was 41 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 41 in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1923.
- How does Uruguay rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Uruguay ranks 35th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 84 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).