Freedom of association index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Freedom of association index was 0.902 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.902
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
12th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.917
in 2010
All-time low
0.144
in 1976
Years of data
201
1825–2025
Freedom of association index in Uruguay, 1825–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of association index in Uruguay is 0.902, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Uruguay peaked at 0.917 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.144, in 1976.
That places Uruguay 12th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 201 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.615 | 0.615 | 0.615 | 5 |
| 1830s | 0.663 | 0.615 | 0.766 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.7415 | 0.735 | 0.766 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.719 | 0.691 | 0.745 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8072 | 0.766 | 0.823 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7844 | 0.742 | 0.822 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7625 | 0.633 | 0.78 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7938 | 0.779 | 0.803 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7926 | 0.785 | 0.801 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8086 | 0.78 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8553 | 0.852 | 0.857 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7188 | 0.648 | 0.857 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8146 | 0.704 | 0.872 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8757 | 0.872 | 0.878 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8389 | 0.759 | 0.874 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3424 | 0.144 | 0.751 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5424 | 0.19 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8884 | 0.868 | 0.909 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9052 | 0.898 | 0.912 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9102 | 0.895 | 0.917 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8957 | 0.89 | 0.907 | 6 |
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- 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 expression index 0.931 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.716 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.862 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association index in Uruguay?
- Freedom of association index in Uruguay was 0.902 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.917 in 2010.
- What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.144 in 1976.
- How does Uruguay rank for freedom of association index?
- Uruguay ranks 12th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of association index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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