Equal Rights Protection Index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.604 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Uruguay, 1825–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.604 for equal rights protection index in 2025.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Uruguay peaked at 0.876 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.257, in 1876.
That places Uruguay 102nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 201 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.268 | 0.268 | 0.268 | 5 |
| 1830s | 0.432 | 0.432 | 0.432 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.432 | 0.432 | 0.432 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.432 | 0.432 | 0.432 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.432 | 0.432 | 0.432 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.362 | 0.257 | 0.432 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.416 | 0.257 | 0.575 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.575 | 0.575 | 0.575 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.575 | 0.575 | 0.575 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5938 | 0.575 | 0.669 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.688 | 0.688 | 0.688 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.688 | 0.688 | 0.688 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6889 | 0.688 | 0.691 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.719 | 0.719 | 0.719 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.719 | 0.719 | 0.719 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.719 | 0.719 | 0.719 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.749 | 0.719 | 0.779 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.779 | 0.779 | 0.779 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.815 | 0.801 | 0.829 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8279 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7322 | 0.604 | 0.876 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More social development data for Uruguay
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- 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)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 3 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.79 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.932 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.716 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.932 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Uruguay?
- Equal rights protection index in Uruguay was 0.604 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.876 in 2020.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.257 in 1876.
- How does Uruguay rank for equal rights protection index?
- Uruguay ranks 102nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 201 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.