What is women's political empowerment index in Uruguay?

Women's political empowerment index in Uruguay was 0.875 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 0.902 in 2018.

What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 0.108 in 1825.

How does Uruguay rank for women's political empowerment index?

Uruguay ranks 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's political empowerment index 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 Women's Political Empowerment Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Uruguay

Name: Women's Political Empowerment Index in Uruguay
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uruguay: Women's Political Empowerment Index 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

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Uruguay, 1825–2025

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.875 for women's political empowerment index in 2025.

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

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

Uruguay ranks 41st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Women's Political Empowerment Index in Uruguay, 1825 to 2025.
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%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

Uruguay's 0.875 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.896, 98% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Uruguay's 0.875 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.801, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

40 Suriname 0.877 compare
41 Armenia 0.875 compare
43 Trinidad and Tobago 0.874 compare
44 Canada 0.872 compare
44 Romania 0.872 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Uruguay

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 2,839 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,839 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4412 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)

All data for Uruguay →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's political empowerment index in Uruguay?: Women's political empowerment index in Uruguay was 0.875 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 0.902 in 2018.
What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.108 in 1825.
How does Uruguay rank for women's political empowerment index?: Uruguay ranks 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political empowerment index 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 Women's Political Empowerment Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Political Empowerment Index
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
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.