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Women civil liberties index in Uruguay

Uruguay: Women civil liberties index was 0.856 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.856
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
42nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.918
in 2005
All-time low
0.172
in 1825
Years of data
201
1825–2025

Women civil liberties index in Uruguay, 1825–2025

0.20.40.60.81182519252025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for women civil liberties index in Uruguay is 0.856, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women civil liberties index in Uruguay peaked at 0.918 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.172, in 1825.

Uruguay ranks 42nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 201 years of available data.

Women civil liberties index in Uruguay, year by year

Year Value Change
1825 0.172 —
1826 0.172 +0.0%
1827 0.172 +0.0%
1828 0.172 +0.0%
1829 0.172 +0.0%
1830 0.362 +110.5%
1831 0.362 +0.0%
1832 0.362 +0.0%
1833 0.362 +0.0%
1834 0.362 +0.0%
1835 0.362 +0.0%
1836 0.362 +0.0%
1837 0.362 +0.0%
1838 0.362 +0.0%
1839 0.362 +0.0%
1840 0.362 +0.0%
1841 0.362 +0.0%
1842 0.362 +0.0%
1843 0.362 +0.0%
1844 0.362 +0.0%
1845 0.362 +0.0%
1846 0.362 +0.0%
1847 0.362 +0.0%
1848 0.362 +0.0%
1849 0.362 +0.0%
1850 0.362 +0.0%
1851 0.362 +0.0%
1852 0.362 +0.0%
1853 0.362 +0.0%
1854 0.362 +0.0%
1855 0.362 +0.0%
1856 0.362 +0.0%
1857 0.362 +0.0%
1858 0.362 +0.0%
1859 0.362 +0.0%
1860 0.72 +98.9%
1861 0.72 +0.0%
1862 0.72 +0.0%
1863 0.72 +0.0%
1864 0.72 +0.0%
1865 0.72 +0.0%
1866 0.72 +0.0%
1867 0.72 +0.0%
1868 0.72 +0.0%
1869 0.72 +0.0%
1870 0.72 +0.0%
1871 0.72 +0.0%
1872 0.72 +0.0%
1873 0.72 +0.0%
1874 0.72 +0.0%
1875 0.72 +0.0%
1876 0.72 +0.0%
1877 0.72 +0.0%
1878 0.72 +0.0%
1879 0.72 +0.0%
1880 0.72 +0.0%
1881 0.72 +0.0%
1882 0.72 +0.0%
1883 0.72 +0.0%
1884 0.72 +0.0%
1885 0.72 +0.0%
1886 0.72 +0.0%
1887 0.72 +0.0%
1888 0.72 +0.0%
1889 0.72 +0.0%
1890 0.72 +0.0%
1891 0.72 +0.0%
1892 0.72 +0.0%
1893 0.72 +0.0%
1894 0.72 +0.0%
1895 0.72 +0.0%
1896 0.72 +0.0%
1897 0.72 +0.0%
1898 0.72 +0.0%
1899 0.72 +0.0%
1900 0.72 +0.0%
1901 0.72 +0.0%
1902 0.72 +0.0%
1903 0.72 +0.0%
1904 0.744 +3.3%
1905 0.744 +0.0%
1906 0.744 +0.0%
1907 0.744 +0.0%
1908 0.744 +0.0%
1909 0.744 +0.0%
1910 0.744 +0.0%
1911 0.744 +0.0%
1912 0.744 +0.0%
1913 0.752 +1.1%
1914 0.752 +0.0%
1915 0.752 +0.0%
1916 0.752 +0.0%
1917 0.752 +0.0%
1918 0.77 +2.4%
1919 0.77 +0.0%
1920 0.77 +0.0%
1921 0.77 +0.0%
1922 0.77 +0.0%
1923 0.77 +0.0%
1924 0.77 +0.0%
1925 0.77 +0.0%
1926 0.77 +0.0%
1927 0.77 +0.0%
1928 0.77 +0.0%
1929 0.77 +0.0%
1930 0.77 +0.0%
1931 0.77 +0.0%
1932 0.77 +0.0%
1933 0.778 +1.0%
1934 0.778 +0.0%
1935 0.778 +0.0%
1936 0.778 +0.0%
1937 0.778 +0.0%
1938 0.778 +0.0%
1939 0.778 +0.0%
1940 0.778 +0.0%
1941 0.778 +0.0%
1942 0.813 +4.5%
1943 0.813 +0.0%
1944 0.813 +0.0%
1945 0.813 +0.0%
1946 0.862 +6.0%
1947 0.862 +0.0%
1948 0.862 +0.0%
1949 0.862 +0.0%
1950 0.862 +0.0%
1951 0.861 -0.1%
1952 0.861 +0.0%
1953 0.861 +0.0%
1954 0.861 +0.0%
1955 0.861 +0.0%
1956 0.861 +0.0%
1957 0.878 +2.0%
1958 0.878 +0.0%
1959 0.878 +0.0%
1960 0.878 +0.0%
1961 0.878 +0.0%
1962 0.878 +0.0%
1963 0.878 +0.0%
1964 0.878 +0.0%
1965 0.878 +0.0%
1966 0.878 +0.0%
1967 0.878 +0.0%
1968 0.851 -3.1%
1969 0.851 +0.0%
1970 0.805 -5.4%
1971 0.805 +0.0%
1972 0.805 +0.0%
1973 0.599 -25.6%
1974 0.576 -3.8%
1975 0.576 +0.0%
1976 0.576 +0.0%
1977 0.576 +0.0%
1978 0.576 +0.0%
1979 0.576 +0.0%
1980 0.576 +0.0%
1981 0.576 +0.0%
1982 0.576 +0.0%
1983 0.576 +0.0%
1984 0.63 +9.4%
1985 0.89 +41.3%
1986 0.909 +2.1%
1987 0.909 +0.0%
1988 0.909 +0.0%
1989 0.909 +0.0%
1990 0.909 +0.0%
1991 0.909 +0.0%
1992 0.909 +0.0%
1993 0.909 +0.0%
1994 0.909 +0.0%
1995 0.909 +0.0%
1996 0.909 +0.0%
1997 0.909 +0.0%
1998 0.909 +0.0%
1999 0.909 +0.0%
2000 0.909 +0.0%
2001 0.909 +0.0%
2002 0.909 +0.0%
2003 0.909 +0.0%
2004 0.909 +0.0%
2005 0.918 +1.0%
2006 0.918 +0.0%
2007 0.918 +0.0%
2008 0.918 +0.0%
2009 0.918 +0.0%
2010 0.918 +0.0%
2011 0.918 +0.0%
2012 0.918 +0.0%
2013 0.911 -0.8%
2014 0.911 +0.0%
2015 0.911 +0.0%
2016 0.911 +0.0%
2017 0.911 +0.0%
2018 0.911 +0.0%
2019 0.911 +0.0%
2020 0.899 -1.3%
2021 0.895 -0.4%
2022 0.891 -0.4%
2023 0.896 +0.6%
2024 0.881 -1.7%
2025 0.856 -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1820s 0.172 0.172 0.172 5
1830s 0.362 0.362 0.362 10
1840s 0.362 0.362 0.362 10
1850s 0.362 0.362 0.362 10
1860s 0.72 0.72 0.72 10
1870s 0.72 0.72 0.72 10
1880s 0.72 0.72 0.72 10
1890s 0.72 0.72 0.72 10
1900s 0.7344 0.72 0.744 10
1910s 0.7532 0.744 0.77 10
1920s 0.77 0.77 0.77 10
1930s 0.7756 0.77 0.778 10
1940s 0.8256 0.778 0.862 10
1950s 0.8662 0.861 0.878 10
1960s 0.8726 0.851 0.878 10
1970s 0.647 0.576 0.805 10
1980s 0.746 0.576 0.909 10
1990s 0.909 0.909 0.909 10
2000s 0.9135 0.909 0.918 10
2010s 0.9131 0.911 0.918 10
2020s 0.8863 0.856 0.899 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 39 Bulgaria 0.861 compare
  2. 40 Armenia 0.86 compare
  3. 41 Republic of Moldova 0.859 compare
  4. 43 Hungary 0.84 compare
  5. 44 Tunisia 0.83 compare
  6. 45 Ghana 0.829 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women civil liberties index in Uruguay?
Women civil liberties index in Uruguay was 0.856 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women civil liberties index recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2005.
What is the lowest women civil liberties index recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.172 in 1825.
How does Uruguay rank for women civil liberties index?
Uruguay ranks 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women civil liberties index rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Women civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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