Egalitarian Democracy Index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.693 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.693
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
25th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.813
in 2013
All-time low
0.201
in 1976
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Uruguay, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egalitarian democracy index in Uruguay is 0.693, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Uruguay peaked at 0.813 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.201, in 1976.
Uruguay ranks 25th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.223 | — |
| 1901 | 0.222 | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.212 | -4.5% |
| 1903 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.208 | -1.9% |
| 1905 | 0.217 | +4.3% |
| 1906 | 0.221 | +1.8% |
| 1907 | 0.22 | -0.5% |
| 1908 | 0.216 | -1.8% |
| 1909 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.228 | +5.6% |
| 1911 | 0.235 | +3.1% |
| 1912 | 0.239 | +1.7% |
| 1913 | 0.239 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.234 | -2.1% |
| 1915 | 0.238 | +1.7% |
| 1916 | 0.265 | +11.3% |
| 1917 | 0.294 | +10.9% |
| 1918 | 0.334 | +13.6% |
| 1919 | 0.358 | +7.2% |
| 1920 | 0.359 | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 0.36 | +0.3% |
| 1922 | 0.362 | +0.6% |
| 1923 | 0.374 | +3.3% |
| 1924 | 0.388 | +3.7% |
| 1925 | 0.404 | +4.1% |
| 1926 | 0.409 | +1.2% |
| 1927 | 0.409 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.409 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.409 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.409 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.406 | -0.7% |
| 1932 | 0.404 | -0.5% |
| 1933 | 0.283 | -30.0% |
| 1934 | 0.293 | +3.5% |
| 1935 | 0.33 | +12.6% |
| 1936 | 0.346 | +4.8% |
| 1937 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.37 | +6.9% |
| 1939 | 0.446 | +20.5% |
| 1940 | 0.446 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.446 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.481 | +7.8% |
| 1943 | 0.566 | +17.7% |
| 1944 | 0.567 | +0.2% |
| 1945 | 0.572 | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 0.595 | +4.0% |
| 1947 | 0.614 | +3.2% |
| 1948 | 0.614 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.614 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.624 | +1.6% |
| 1951 | 0.625 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.626 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.633 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 0.633 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.632 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.631 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.635 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.622 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.617 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.616 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.598 | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5 | -16.4% |
| 1969 | 0.486 | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.485 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.462 | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.414 | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 0.229 | -44.7% |
| 1974 | 0.202 | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 0.202 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.201 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.204 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.205 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.207 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.21 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.216 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.582 | +169.4% |
| 1986 | 0.691 | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.692 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.711 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.713 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.743 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.751 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.749 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.748 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.749 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.778 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.784 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.791 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.792 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.796 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.811 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.811 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.811 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.813 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.811 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.799 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.798 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.786 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.793 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.792 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.756 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.724 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.67 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.697 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.681 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.693 | +1.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.693 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.671, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.693 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.394, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian 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 | +169.4% | 0.216 | 0.582 |
| 1973 | -44.7% | 0.414 | 0.229 |
| 1933 | -30.0% | 0.404 | 0.283 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2167 | 0.208 | 0.223 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2664 | 0.228 | 0.358 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3883 | 0.359 | 0.409 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3633 | 0.283 | 0.446 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5515 | 0.446 | 0.614 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6279 | 0.624 | 0.633 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.596 | 0.486 | 0.635 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2798 | 0.201 | 0.485 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4389 | 0.204 | 0.692 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7292 | 0.711 | 0.751 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7682 | 0.748 | 0.796 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8025 | 0.786 | 0.813 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7035 | 0.67 | 0.756 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian democracy index in Uruguay?
- Egalitarian democracy index in Uruguay was 0.693 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.813 in 2013.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.201 in 1976.
- How does Uruguay rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- Uruguay ranks 25th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 Egalitarian 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.