What is freedom of association index in Uruguay?

Freedom of association index in Uruguay was 0.902 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Freedom of Association Index in Uruguay

Name: Freedom of Association Index in Uruguay
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Freedom of Association Index in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Uruguay, 1825 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1825	0.615	—
1826	0.615	+0.0%
1827	0.615	+0.0%
1828	0.615	+0.0%
1829	0.615	+0.0%
1830	0.615	+0.0%
1831	0.615	+0.0%
1832	0.615	+0.0%
1833	0.617	+0.3%
1834	0.636	+3.1%
1835	0.636	+0.0%
1836	0.636	+0.0%
1837	0.747	+17.5%
1838	0.747	+0.0%
1839	0.766	+2.5%
1840	0.766	+0.0%
1841	0.748	-2.3%
1842	0.735	-1.7%
1843	0.738	+0.4%
1844	0.738	+0.0%
1845	0.738	+0.0%
1846	0.738	+0.0%
1847	0.738	+0.0%
1848	0.738	+0.0%
1849	0.738	+0.0%
1850	0.738	+0.0%
1851	0.745	+0.9%
1852	0.724	-2.8%
1853	0.724	+0.0%
1854	0.72	-0.6%
1855	0.72	+0.0%
1856	0.72	+0.0%
1857	0.717	-0.4%
1858	0.691	-3.6%
1859	0.691	+0.0%
1860	0.785	+13.6%
1861	0.823	+4.8%
1862	0.823	+0.0%
1863	0.823	+0.0%
1864	0.823	+0.0%
1865	0.823	+0.0%
1866	0.823	+0.0%
1867	0.817	-0.7%
1868	0.766	-6.2%
1869	0.766	+0.0%
1870	0.766	+0.0%
1871	0.766	+0.0%
1872	0.772	+0.8%
1873	0.822	+6.5%
1874	0.822	+0.0%
1875	0.822	+0.0%
1876	0.782	-4.9%
1877	0.777	-0.6%
1878	0.773	-0.5%
1879	0.742	-4.0%
1880	0.633	-14.7%
1881	0.758	+19.7%
1882	0.779	+2.8%
1883	0.779	+0.0%
1884	0.779	+0.0%
1885	0.779	+0.0%
1886	0.779	+0.0%
1887	0.779	+0.0%
1888	0.78	+0.1%
1889	0.78	+0.0%
1890	0.782	+0.3%
1891	0.803	+2.7%
1892	0.803	+0.0%
1893	0.802	-0.1%
1894	0.796	-0.7%
1895	0.796	+0.0%
1896	0.795	-0.1%
1897	0.779	-2.0%
1898	0.781	+0.3%
1899	0.801	+2.6%
1900	0.801	+0.0%
1901	0.8	-0.1%
1902	0.796	-0.5%
1903	0.796	+0.0%
1904	0.796	+0.0%
1905	0.786	-1.3%
1906	0.785	-0.1%
1907	0.786	+0.1%
1908	0.79	+0.5%
1909	0.79	+0.0%
1910	0.789	-0.1%
1911	0.78	-1.1%
1912	0.78	+0.0%
1913	0.781	+0.1%
1914	0.794	+1.7%
1915	0.794	+0.0%
1916	0.822	+3.5%
1917	0.848	+3.2%
1918	0.844	-0.5%
1919	0.854	+1.2%
1920	0.852	-0.2%
1921	0.855	+0.4%
1922	0.855	+0.0%
1923	0.855	+0.0%
1924	0.855	+0.0%
1925	0.856	+0.1%
1926	0.857	+0.1%
1927	0.857	+0.0%
1928	0.857	+0.0%
1929	0.854	-0.4%
1930	0.854	+0.0%
1931	0.857	+0.4%
1932	0.857	+0.0%
1933	0.66	-23.0%
1934	0.648	-1.8%
1935	0.651	+0.5%
1936	0.651	+0.0%
1937	0.651	+0.0%
1938	0.655	+0.6%
1939	0.704	+7.5%
1940	0.704	+0.0%
1941	0.704	+0.0%
1942	0.767	+8.9%
1943	0.83	+8.2%
1944	0.832	+0.2%
1945	0.832	+0.0%
1946	0.861	+3.5%
1947	0.872	+1.3%
1948	0.872	+0.0%
1949	0.872	+0.0%
1950	0.872	+0.0%
1951	0.875	+0.3%
1952	0.875	+0.0%
1953	0.875	+0.0%
1954	0.875	+0.0%
1955	0.878	+0.3%
1956	0.878	+0.0%
1957	0.878	+0.0%
1958	0.877	-0.1%
1959	0.874	-0.3%
1960	0.874	+0.0%
1961	0.874	+0.0%
1962	0.873	-0.1%
1963	0.867	-0.7%
1964	0.853	-1.6%
1965	0.853	+0.0%
1966	0.853	+0.0%
1967	0.816	-4.3%
1968	0.767	-6.0%
1969	0.759	-1.0%
1970	0.751	-1.1%
1971	0.749	-0.3%
1972	0.701	-6.4%
1973	0.339	-51.6%
1974	0.154	-54.6%
1975	0.154	+0.0%
1976	0.144	-6.5%
1977	0.144	+0.0%
1978	0.144	+0.0%
1979	0.144	+0.0%
1980	0.19	+31.9%
1981	0.208	+9.5%
1982	0.252	+21.2%
1983	0.252	+0.0%
1984	0.283	+12.3%
1985	0.845	+198.6%
1986	0.848	+0.4%
1987	0.848	+0.0%
1988	0.848	+0.0%
1989	0.85	+0.2%
1990	0.868	+2.1%
1991	0.868	+0.0%
1992	0.868	+0.0%
1993	0.868	+0.0%
1994	0.869	+0.1%
1995	0.909	+4.6%
1996	0.909	+0.0%
1997	0.909	+0.0%
1998	0.909	+0.0%
1999	0.907	-0.2%
2000	0.898	-1.0%
2001	0.898	+0.0%
2002	0.898	+0.0%
2003	0.898	+0.0%
2004	0.9	+0.2%
2005	0.912	+1.3%
2006	0.912	+0.0%
2007	0.912	+0.0%
2008	0.912	+0.0%
2009	0.912	+0.0%
2010	0.917	+0.5%
2011	0.917	+0.0%
2012	0.917	+0.0%
2013	0.917	+0.0%
2014	0.916	-0.1%
2015	0.908	-0.9%
2016	0.908	+0.0%
2017	0.895	-1.4%
2018	0.904	+1.0%
2019	0.903	-0.1%
2020	0.895	-0.9%
2021	0.907	+1.3%
2022	0.89	-1.9%
2023	0.89	+0.0%
2024	0.89	+0.0%
2025	0.902	+1.3%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

Uruguay's 0.902 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.868, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Uruguay's 0.902 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.839, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Freedom of Association 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	+198.6%	0.283	0.845
1974	-54.6%	0.339	0.154
1973	-51.6%	0.701	0.339
1980	+31.9%	0.144	0.19

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

Countries ranked near Uruguay

9 United States 0.913 compare
10 Ireland 0.912 compare
11 Estonia 0.908 compare
12 Malta 0.902 compare
14 Belgium 0.896 compare
15 Luxembourg 0.895 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Uruguay?: Freedom of association index in Uruguay was 0.902 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Freedom of Association Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,011 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which parties, including opposition parties, are allowed to form and participate in elections and the extent to which civil society organizations are allowed to form and operate freely.