Brazil vs Uruguay

Brazil vs Uruguay: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.78 of 1 in Brazil and 0.86 of 1 in Uruguay, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Uruguay, by 0.08 of 1, or 1.1 times that in Brazil.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Brazil vs Uruguay: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.78 of 1 in Brazil and 0.86 of 1 in Uruguay, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Uruguay, by 0.08 of 1, or 1.1 times that in Brazil.
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What the numbers say

  • Uruguay has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Brazil.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearBrazilUruguayWorld
20250.780.860.48
20240.80.850.49
20230.790.830.49
20220.70.820.5
20210.690.850.5
20200.70.870.51
20190.690.90.52
20180.750.90.52
20170.770.890.52
20160.780.90.52
20150.860.90.52
20140.870.910.52
20130.870.910.52
20120.870.910.53
20110.880.910.53
20100.870.910.52
20090.870.890.52
20080.870.890.52
20070.870.890.52
20060.870.890.52
20050.870.890.52
20040.860.870.51
20030.860.870.51
20020.860.870.5
20010.850.870.49
20000.850.870.49
19990.850.880.49
19980.850.880.49
19970.850.870.49
19960.850.870.48
19950.850.870.47
19940.850.840.47
19930.840.840.46
19920.840.840.44
19910.830.840.42
19900.810.840.41
19890.720.820.36
19880.680.820.36
19870.560.820.35
19860.470.820.34
19850.390.680.34
19840.290.130.33
19830.280.110.32
19820.260.110.32
19810.250.10.32
19800.250.10.32
19790.210.090.31
19780.190.090.3
19770.190.090.3
19760.190.090.29
19750.180.10.29
19740.180.10.29
19730.180.170.29
19720.170.490.29
19710.170.560.29
19700.180.590.29
19690.170.610.29
19680.180.630.3
19670.180.740.29
19660.140.760.29
19650.150.760.3
19640.210.760.3
19630.410.770.3
19620.410.790.29
19610.410.790.29
19600.410.790.28
19590.40.790.27
19580.390.790.27
19570.390.790.27
19560.390.790.26
19550.390.780.25
19540.380.780.25
19530.380.780.24
19520.380.780.24
19510.380.780.24
19500.390.780.23
19490.380.780.22
19480.370.780.22
19470.380.780.21
19460.330.760.19
19450.110.730.16
19440.060.730.14
19430.060.730.14
19420.060.630.14
19410.060.590.15
19400.060.590.15
19390.060.590.17
19380.060.470.17
19370.070.460.17
19360.090.460.17
19350.090.430.17
19340.090.370.18
19330.130.350.18
19320.080.550.19
19310.080.550.18
19300.180.560.18
19290.20.560.19
19280.20.560.19
19270.20.560.19
19260.20.560.19
19250.20.550.19
19240.190.530.19
19230.20.50.19
19220.20.490.19
19210.20.480.19
19200.20.480.18
19190.20.490.16
19180.20.440.15
19170.190.430.15
19160.20.370.15
19150.20.330.15
19140.20.320.15
19130.20.330.15
19120.20.330.15
19110.20.320.15
19100.20.310.15
19090.190.30.15
19080.190.30.15
19070.190.320.15
19060.190.320.15
19050.190.310.15
19040.190.30.14
19030.190.310.14
19020.190.310.15
19010.20.340.14
19000.20.340.14
18990.210.330.22
18980.210.30.22
18970.210.270.22
18960.210.290.22
18950.210.330.22
18940.150.330.21
18930.140.330.21
18920.140.330.21
18910.160.330.2
18900.160.320.2
18890.180.320.2
18880.180.320.2
18870.170.310.2
18860.170.30.19
18850.170.30.19
18840.190.290.2
18830.190.280.19
18820.190.280.19
18810.20.260.19
18800.190.260.19
18790.190.240.19
18780.190.190.18
18770.190.190.18
18760.190.210.19
18750.190.320.18
18740.190.320.18
18730.190.320.18
18720.190.280.18
18710.190.280.18
18700.190.280.18
18690.190.290.17
18680.180.280.17
18670.180.220.17
18660.180.220.16
18650.180.220.16
18640.180.30.16
18630.250.30.16
18620.250.30.16
18610.250.30.15
18600.20.290.15
18590.20.260.14
18580.20.260.14
18570.20.260.14
18560.20.250.13
18550.20.240.13
18540.20.240.13
18530.20.250.13
18520.20.270.13
18510.20.260.13
18500.20.240.13
18490.20.240.15
18480.20.240.13
18470.180.240.11
18460.180.240.11
18450.180.240.11
18440.190.240.11
18430.190.230.1
18420.190.240.1
18410.230.240.1
18400.240.250.1
18390.260.280.1
18380.260.280.09
18370.260.280.09
18360.260.260.1
18350.260.260.09
18340.260.260.09
18330.290.240.09
18320.290.240.09
18310.270.240.09
18300.250.190.09
18290.250.190.08
18280.250.190.08
18270.250.190.09
18260.250.190.08
1825–0.190.08
1824––0.08
18230.15–0.08
18220.09–0.08
18210.05–0.07
18200.05–0.07
18190.04–0.06
18180.04–0.06
18170.04–0.06
18160.04–0.06
18150.04–0.06
18140.04–0.05
18130.04–0.05
18120.04–0.06
18110.04–0.06
18100.04–0.06
18090.04–0.05
18080.04–0.05
18070.01–0.05
18060.01–0.05
18050.01–0.05
18040.01–0.05
18030.01–0.05
18020.01–0.05
18010.01–0.05
18000.01–0.05
17990.01–0.05
17980.01–0.06
17970.01–0.05
17960.01–0.05
17950.01–0.05
17940.01–0.05
17930.01–0.05
17920.01–0.05
17910.01–0.05
17900.01–0.05
17890.01–0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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