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description: "Uruguay politics: ranks #13 of 179 on the V-Dem liberal democracy index in 2025 (score 79.0/100). Current leaders, democracy trend since 1946, and upcoming elections."
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# 🇺🇾 Uruguay: Politics & Democracy

Yes — with a V-Dem liberal democracy score of 79.0 (on a 0–100 scale), Uruguay ranks among the world's strong liberal democracies.

Liberal democracy rank (2025)

\#13 of 179

Score (0–100)

79.0

10-year change

−4.2

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## Current leaders

Yamandú Orsi

Head of State · Broad Front

since 2025-03-01

## Democracy trend

Uruguay — V-Dem liberal democracy index, 1900–2025 (0–100 scale). Latest: 79.0 in 2025.

## Voting alignment

Uruguay's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:

[Timor-Leste · 94.5%](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/tls-vs-ury)[All friends & foes →](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/uruguay)

## Frequently asked questions

Is Uruguay a democracy?

Yes — with a V-Dem liberal democracy score of 79.0 (on a 0–100 scale), Uruguay ranks among the world's strong liberal democracies. It ranks #13 of 179 countries in 2025.

Is democracy in Uruguay improving or declining?

Uruguay's V-Dem liberal democracy score fell by 4.2 points over the past decade (a decline on this index), standing at 79.0 in 2025 (1-year change: +2.2).

Who leads Uruguay?

Yamandú Orsi is Uruguay's head of state (Broad Front).

## More on Uruguay

[Full country profile](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/uruguay)[Blocs & alliances](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/uruguay/blocs-alliances)[Treaties](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/uruguay/treaties)[Background](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/uruguay/background)[Politics & democracy](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/uruguay)

- [Uruguay's UN voting friends & foes](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/uruguay)
- [Where Uruguay ranks on the global democracy index](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/democracy-index)
- [Upcoming elections worldwide](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/elections)
- [UN General Assembly voting by topic](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/un)

Data source: Coppedge, Michael et al. 'V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v16', Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, https\://www\.v-dem.net, CC BY 4.0.