What is varieties of democracy in Uruguay?

Varieties of democracy in Uruguay was 0.862 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 0.912 in 2010.

What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 0.092 in 1976.

How does Uruguay rank for varieties of democracy?

Uruguay ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Uruguay data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Varieties of democracy in Uruguay

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

Uruguay: Varieties of democracy was 0.862 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.862

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

10th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.912

in 2010

All-time low

0.092

in 1976

Years of data

201

1825–2025

Varieties of democracy in Uruguay, 1825–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for varieties of democracy in Uruguay is 0.862, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, varieties of democracy in Uruguay peaked at 0.912 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.092, in 1976.

Uruguay ranks 10th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Varieties of democracy in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Varieties of democracy in Uruguay, 1825 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1825	0.188	—
1826	0.188	+0.0%
1827	0.188	+0.0%
1828	0.191	+1.6%
1829	0.191	+0.0%
1830	0.191	+0.0%
1831	0.238	+24.6%
1832	0.238	+0.0%
1833	0.241	+1.3%
1834	0.264	+9.5%
1835	0.264	+0.0%
1836	0.264	+0.0%
1837	0.278	+5.3%
1838	0.278	+0.0%
1839	0.277	-0.4%
1840	0.247	-10.8%
1841	0.242	-2.0%
1842	0.239	-1.2%
1843	0.231	-3.3%
1844	0.237	+2.6%
1845	0.237	+0.0%
1846	0.244	+3.0%
1847	0.244	+0.0%
1848	0.244	+0.0%
1849	0.244	+0.0%
1850	0.244	+0.0%
1851	0.264	+8.2%
1852	0.271	+2.7%
1853	0.246	-9.2%
1854	0.243	-1.2%
1855	0.24	-1.2%
1856	0.247	+2.9%
1857	0.26	+5.3%
1858	0.264	+1.5%
1859	0.261	-1.1%
1860	0.289	+10.7%
1861	0.295	+2.1%
1862	0.295	+0.0%
1863	0.295	+0.0%
1864	0.295	+0.0%
1865	0.221	-25.1%
1866	0.215	-2.7%
1867	0.215	+0.0%
1868	0.28	+30.2%
1869	0.288	+2.9%
1870	0.282	-2.1%
1871	0.282	+0.0%
1872	0.284	+0.7%
1873	0.323	+13.7%
1874	0.323	+0.0%
1875	0.323	+0.0%
1876	0.212	-34.4%
1877	0.19	-10.4%
1878	0.19	+0.0%
1879	0.24	+26.3%
1880	0.257	+7.1%
1881	0.264	+2.7%
1882	0.275	+4.2%
1883	0.275	+0.0%
1884	0.292	+6.2%
1885	0.299	+2.4%
1886	0.304	+1.7%
1887	0.313	+3.0%
1888	0.315	+0.6%
1889	0.315	+0.0%
1890	0.315	+0.0%
1891	0.329	+4.4%
1892	0.329	+0.0%
1893	0.328	-0.3%
1894	0.328	+0.0%
1895	0.328	+0.0%
1896	0.292	-11.0%
1897	0.271	-7.2%
1898	0.302	+11.4%
1899	0.33	+9.3%
1900	0.338	+2.4%
1901	0.335	-0.9%
1902	0.308	-8.1%
1903	0.308	+0.0%
1904	0.295	-4.2%
1905	0.307	+4.1%
1906	0.317	+3.3%
1907	0.316	-0.3%
1908	0.302	-4.4%
1909	0.302	+0.0%
1910	0.308	+2.0%
1911	0.323	+4.9%
1912	0.334	+3.4%
1913	0.333	-0.3%
1914	0.323	-3.0%
1915	0.33	+2.2%
1916	0.371	+12.4%
1917	0.431	+16.2%
1918	0.444	+3.0%
1919	0.485	+9.2%
1920	0.483	-0.4%
1921	0.483	+0.0%
1922	0.486	+0.6%
1923	0.504	+3.7%
1924	0.528	+4.8%
1925	0.55	+4.2%
1926	0.562	+2.2%
1927	0.562	+0.0%
1928	0.562	+0.0%
1929	0.558	-0.7%
1930	0.558	+0.0%
1931	0.554	-0.7%
1932	0.55	-0.7%
1933	0.35	-36.4%
1934	0.374	+6.9%
1935	0.432	+15.5%
1936	0.461	+6.7%
1937	0.461	+0.0%
1938	0.474	+2.8%
1939	0.588	+24.1%
1940	0.588	+0.0%
1941	0.588	+0.0%
1942	0.634	+7.8%
1943	0.728	+14.8%
1944	0.727	-0.1%
1945	0.733	+0.8%
1946	0.759	+3.5%
1947	0.78	+2.8%
1948	0.78	+0.0%
1949	0.78	+0.0%
1950	0.78	+0.0%
1951	0.784	+0.5%
1952	0.784	+0.0%
1953	0.784	+0.0%
1954	0.784	+0.0%
1955	0.783	-0.1%
1956	0.791	+1.0%
1957	0.791	+0.0%
1958	0.791	+0.0%
1959	0.786	-0.6%
1960	0.786	+0.0%
1961	0.786	+0.0%
1962	0.786	+0.0%
1963	0.768	-2.3%
1964	0.762	-0.8%
1965	0.763	+0.1%
1966	0.763	+0.0%
1967	0.741	-2.9%
1968	0.627	-15.4%
1969	0.614	-2.1%
1970	0.589	-4.1%
1971	0.559	-5.1%
1972	0.489	-12.5%
1973	0.172	-64.8%
1974	0.097	-43.6%
1975	0.097	+0.0%
1976	0.092	-5.2%
1977	0.092	+0.0%
1978	0.092	+0.0%
1979	0.092	+0.0%
1980	0.104	+13.0%
1981	0.104	+0.0%
1982	0.109	+4.8%
1983	0.109	+0.0%
1984	0.129	+18.3%
1985	0.683	+429.5%
1986	0.815	+19.3%
1987	0.815	+0.0%
1988	0.815	+0.0%
1989	0.816	+0.1%
1990	0.836	+2.5%
1991	0.837	+0.1%
1992	0.837	+0.0%
1993	0.837	+0.0%
1994	0.838	+0.1%
1995	0.871	+3.9%
1996	0.871	+0.0%
1997	0.871	+0.0%
1998	0.877	+0.7%
1999	0.875	-0.2%
2000	0.873	-0.2%
2001	0.873	+0.0%
2002	0.873	+0.0%
2003	0.873	+0.0%
2004	0.874	+0.1%
2005	0.89	+1.8%
2006	0.892	+0.2%
2007	0.892	+0.0%
2008	0.892	+0.0%
2009	0.894	+0.2%
2010	0.912	+2.0%
2011	0.912	+0.0%
2012	0.912	+0.0%
2013	0.91	-0.2%
2014	0.909	-0.1%
2015	0.897	-1.3%
2016	0.897	+0.0%
2017	0.89	-0.8%
2018	0.896	+0.7%
2019	0.896	+0.0%
2020	0.867	-3.2%
2021	0.852	-1.7%
2022	0.818	-4.0%
2023	0.833	+1.8%
2024	0.846	+1.6%
2025	0.862	+1.9%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

Uruguay's 0.862 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Uruguay's 0.862 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.667, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Varieties of democracy 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	+429.5%	0.129	0.683
1973	-64.8%	0.489	0.172
1974	-43.6%	0.172	0.097
1933	-36.4%	0.55	0.35
1876	-34.4%	0.323	0.212
1868	+30.2%	0.215	0.28

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1820s	0.1892	0.188	0.191	5
1830s	0.2533	0.191	0.278	10
1840s	0.2409	0.231	0.247	10
1850s	0.254	0.24	0.271	10
1860s	0.2688	0.215	0.295	10
1870s	0.2649	0.19	0.323	10
1880s	0.2909	0.257	0.315	10
1890s	0.3152	0.271	0.33	10
1900s	0.3128	0.295	0.338	10
1910s	0.3682	0.308	0.485	10
1920s	0.5278	0.483	0.562	10
1930s	0.4802	0.35	0.588	10
1940s	0.7097	0.588	0.78	10
1950s	0.7858	0.78	0.791	10
1960s	0.7396	0.614	0.786	10
1970s	0.2371	0.092	0.589	10
1980s	0.4499	0.104	0.816	10
1990s	0.855	0.836	0.877	10
2000s	0.8826	0.873	0.894	10
2010s	0.9031	0.89	0.912	10
2020s	0.8463	0.818	0.867	6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

7 Switzerland 0.882 compare
8 Luxembourg 0.869 compare
9 France 0.865 compare
10 Costa Rica 0.862 compare
12 Finland 0.852 compare
13 Czechia 0.849 compare
13 New Zealand 0.849 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is varieties of democracy in Uruguay?: Varieties of democracy in Uruguay was 0.862 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 0.912 in 2010.
What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.092 in 1976.
How does Uruguay rank for varieties of democracy?: Uruguay ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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