Spain vs Uruguay: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Spain
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.9395 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.8695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Spain, a difference of 0.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 41st of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7856 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6632 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4787 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8154 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1978 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.9234 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9397 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0163 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Spain or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.9395 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.8695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Spain and Uruguay?
- 0.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Spain ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 41st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.