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Key features of women's political empowerment in Uruguay

Uruguay: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.875 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.875
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
41st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.902
in 2018
All-time low
0.108
in 1825
Years of data
131
1825–2025

Key features of women's political empowerment in Uruguay, 1825–2025

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.875 for key features of women's political empowerment in 2025.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Uruguay peaked at 0.902 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.108, in 1825.

That places Uruguay 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 131 years of available data.

Key features of women's political empowerment in Uruguay, year by year

Year Value Change
1825 0.108 —
1826 0.108 +0.0%
1827 0.108 +0.0%
1828 0.108 +0.0%
1829 0.108 +0.0%
1900 0.36 +233.3%
1901 0.36 +0.0%
1902 0.36 +0.0%
1903 0.36 +0.0%
1904 0.37 +2.8%
1905 0.372 +0.5%
1906 0.373 +0.3%
1907 0.373 +0.0%
1908 0.373 +0.0%
1909 0.373 +0.0%
1910 0.373 +0.0%
1911 0.373 +0.0%
1912 0.373 +0.0%
1913 0.375 +0.5%
1914 0.375 +0.0%
1915 0.375 +0.0%
1916 0.375 +0.0%
1917 0.391 +4.3%
1918 0.394 +0.8%
1919 0.394 +0.0%
1920 0.394 +0.0%
1921 0.394 +0.0%
1922 0.394 +0.0%
1923 0.394 +0.0%
1924 0.394 +0.0%
1925 0.394 +0.0%
1926 0.394 +0.0%
1927 0.394 +0.0%
1928 0.394 +0.0%
1929 0.394 +0.0%
1930 0.394 +0.0%
1931 0.394 +0.0%
1932 0.394 +0.0%
1933 0.391 -0.8%
1934 0.394 +0.8%
1935 0.394 +0.0%
1936 0.394 +0.0%
1937 0.394 +0.0%
1938 0.495 +25.6%
1939 0.493 -0.4%
1940 0.512 +3.9%
1941 0.516 +0.8%
1942 0.623 +20.7%
1943 0.623 +0.0%
1944 0.623 +0.0%
1945 0.603 -3.2%
1946 0.633 +5.0%
1947 0.633 +0.0%
1948 0.633 +0.0%
1949 0.633 +0.0%
1950 0.632 -0.2%
1951 0.634 +0.3%
1952 0.634 +0.0%
1953 0.634 +0.0%
1954 0.634 +0.0%
1955 0.634 +0.0%
1956 0.634 +0.0%
1957 0.642 +1.3%
1958 0.642 +0.0%
1959 0.642 +0.0%
1960 0.642 +0.0%
1961 0.642 +0.0%
1962 0.642 +0.0%
1963 0.642 +0.0%
1964 0.643 +0.2%
1965 0.643 +0.0%
1966 0.643 +0.0%
1967 0.643 +0.0%
1968 0.638 -0.8%
1969 0.638 +0.0%
1970 0.601 -5.8%
1971 0.608 +1.2%
1972 0.605 -0.5%
1973 0.431 -28.8%
1974 0.423 -1.9%
1975 0.423 +0.0%
1976 0.427 +0.9%
1977 0.427 +0.0%
1978 0.427 +0.0%
1979 0.427 +0.0%
1980 0.453 +6.1%
1981 0.453 +0.0%
1982 0.453 +0.0%
1983 0.453 +0.0%
1984 0.471 +4.0%
1985 0.752 +59.7%
1986 0.782 +4.0%
1987 0.782 +0.0%
1988 0.782 +0.0%
1989 0.795 +1.7%
1990 0.807 +1.5%
1991 0.811 +0.5%
1992 0.811 +0.0%
1993 0.811 +0.0%
1994 0.816 +0.6%
1995 0.817 +0.1%
1996 0.817 +0.0%
1997 0.817 +0.0%
1998 0.817 +0.0%
1999 0.844 +3.3%
2000 0.844 +0.0%
2001 0.844 +0.0%
2002 0.844 +0.0%
2003 0.844 +0.0%
2004 0.844 +0.0%
2005 0.851 +0.8%
2006 0.851 +0.0%
2007 0.851 +0.0%
2008 0.851 +0.0%
2009 0.869 +2.1%
2010 0.882 +1.5%
2011 0.878 -0.5%
2012 0.878 +0.0%
2013 0.876 -0.2%
2014 0.899 +2.6%
2015 0.9 +0.1%
2016 0.895 -0.6%
2017 0.898 +0.3%
2018 0.902 +0.4%
2019 0.902 +0.0%
2020 0.9 -0.2%
2021 0.884 -1.8%
2022 0.89 +0.7%
2023 0.878 -1.3%
2024 0.871 -0.8%
2025 0.875 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1820s 0.108 0.108 0.108 5
1900s 0.3674 0.36 0.373 10
1910s 0.3798 0.373 0.394 10
1920s 0.394 0.394 0.394 10
1930s 0.4137 0.391 0.495 10
1940s 0.6032 0.512 0.633 10
1950s 0.6362 0.632 0.642 10
1960s 0.6416 0.638 0.643 10
1970s 0.4799 0.423 0.608 10
1980s 0.6176 0.453 0.795 10
1990s 0.8168 0.807 0.844 10
2000s 0.8493 0.844 0.869 10
2010s 0.891 0.876 0.902 10
2020s 0.883 0.871 0.9 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 40 Suriname 0.877 compare
  2. 41 Armenia 0.875 compare
  3. 43 Trinidad and Tobago 0.874 compare
  4. 44 Canada 0.872 compare
  5. 44 Romania 0.872 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Uruguay?
Key features of women's political empowerment in Uruguay was 0.875 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.902 in 2018.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.108 in 1825.
How does Uruguay rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
Uruguay ranks 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 Key features of women's political empowerment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Key features of women's political empowerment
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.