Deliberative Democracy Index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Deliberative Democracy Index was 0.784 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Deliberative Democracy Index in Uruguay, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, deliberative democracy index in Uruguay stood at 0.784.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative democracy index in Uruguay peaked at 0.864 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 1974.
That places Uruguay 10th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Deliberative Democracy Index in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.249 | — |
| 1901 | 0.248 | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.237 | -4.4% |
| 1903 | 0.271 | +14.3% |
| 1904 | 0.268 | -1.1% |
| 1905 | 0.29 | +8.2% |
| 1906 | 0.296 | +2.1% |
| 1907 | 0.295 | -0.3% |
| 1908 | 0.289 | -2.0% |
| 1909 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.292 | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 0.303 | +3.8% |
| 1912 | 0.308 | +1.7% |
| 1913 | 0.307 | -0.3% |
| 1914 | 0.303 | -1.3% |
| 1915 | 0.306 | +1.0% |
| 1916 | 0.34 | +11.1% |
| 1917 | 0.384 | +12.9% |
| 1918 | 0.404 | +5.2% |
| 1919 | 0.433 | +7.2% |
| 1920 | 0.435 | +0.5% |
| 1921 | 0.434 | -0.2% |
| 1922 | 0.436 | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 0.447 | +2.5% |
| 1924 | 0.466 | +4.3% |
| 1925 | 0.483 | +3.6% |
| 1926 | 0.492 | +1.9% |
| 1927 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.491 | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.489 | -0.4% |
| 1930 | 0.489 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.472 | -3.5% |
| 1932 | 0.471 | -0.2% |
| 1933 | 0.224 | -52.4% |
| 1934 | 0.225 | +0.4% |
| 1935 | 0.25 | +11.1% |
| 1936 | 0.278 | +11.2% |
| 1937 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.288 | +3.6% |
| 1939 | 0.405 | +40.6% |
| 1940 | 0.412 | +1.7% |
| 1941 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.449 | +9.0% |
| 1943 | 0.622 | +38.5% |
| 1944 | 0.619 | -0.5% |
| 1945 | 0.624 | +0.8% |
| 1946 | 0.647 | +3.7% |
| 1947 | 0.666 | +2.9% |
| 1948 | 0.666 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.666 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.667 | +0.2% |
| 1951 | 0.669 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.685 | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 0.69 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.692 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.698 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.694 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.676 | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.672 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.672 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.673 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.561 | -16.6% |
| 1968 | 0.399 | -28.9% |
| 1969 | 0.391 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.375 | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.356 | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.314 | -11.8% |
| 1973 | 0.044 | -86.0% |
| 1974 | 0.03 | -31.8% |
| 1975 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.056 | +86.7% |
| 1981 | 0.032 | -42.9% |
| 1982 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.048 | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 0.58 | +1108.3% |
| 1986 | 0.736 | +26.9% |
| 1987 | 0.736 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.736 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.737 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.762 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.764 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.764 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.764 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.764 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.797 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.797 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.797 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.804 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.802 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.805 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.805 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.806 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.807 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.808 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.842 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.844 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.846 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.864 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.855 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.847 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.827 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.816 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.831 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.838 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.759 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.735 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.696 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.709 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.716 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.784 | +9.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.784 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.665, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.784 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.41, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deliberative Democracy Index in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +1108.3% | 0.048 | 0.58 |
| 1980 | +86.7% | 0.03 | 0.056 |
| 1973 | -86.0% | 0.314 | 0.044 |
| 1933 | -52.4% | 0.471 | 0.224 |
| 1984 | +50.0% | 0.032 | 0.048 |
| 1981 | -42.9% | 0.056 | 0.032 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2732 | 0.237 | 0.296 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.338 | 0.292 | 0.433 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4665 | 0.434 | 0.492 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.338 | 0.224 | 0.489 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5783 | 0.412 | 0.666 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6881 | 0.667 | 0.698 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6126 | 0.391 | 0.694 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1269 | 0.03 | 0.375 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3725 | 0.032 | 0.737 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7815 | 0.762 | 0.804 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8251 | 0.805 | 0.846 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8433 | 0.816 | 0.864 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7332 | 0.696 | 0.784 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deliberative democracy index in Uruguay?
- Deliberative democracy index in Uruguay was 0.784 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative democracy index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.864 in 2010.
- What is the lowest deliberative democracy index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1974.
- How does Uruguay rank for deliberative democracy index?
- Uruguay ranks 10th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative democracy index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.