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Women political empowerment index in Uruguay

Uruguay: Women 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 political empowerment index in Uruguay, 1825–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.875 for women 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 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 political empowerment index 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is women political empowerment index in Uruguay?
Women political empowerment index in Uruguay was 0.875 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women political empowerment index recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.902 in 2018.
What is the lowest women political empowerment index recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.108 in 1825.
How does Uruguay rank for women political empowerment index?
Uruguay ranks 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Women political empowerment index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women political empowerment index
Source
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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