Which has higher rule of law index, Austria or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 0.945 against 0.932 in Austria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Uruguay?

195 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Uruguay: Rule of Law Index

Austria

0.932

in 2025

Uruguay

0.945

in 2025

Austria rank

25th

Uruguay rank

22nd

Rule of Law Index over time

Austria
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.945 against 0.932 in Austria, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 195 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 22nd of 173 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 17 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.736	0.045	0.691	Austria
1830s	0.736	0.2012	0.5348	Austria
1840s	0.7337	0.1782	0.5555	Austria
1850s	0.6832	0.4568	0.2264	Austria
1860s	0.7392	0.5179	0.2213	Austria
1870s	0.909	0.5668	0.3422	Austria
1880s	0.909	0.6218	0.2872	Austria
1890s	0.909	0.8182	0.0908	Austria
1900s	0.909	0.8867	0.0223	Austria
1910s	0.8945	0.9031	0.0086	Uruguay
1920s	0.9259	0.8946	0.0313	Austria
1930s	0.8196	0.8346	0.015	Uruguay
1940s	0.9562	0.8752	0.081	Austria
1950s	0.9582	0.8872	0.071	Austria
1960s	0.958	0.8666	0.0914	Austria
1970s	0.9633	0.4632	0.5001	Austria
1980s	0.9567	0.632	0.3247	Austria
1990s	0.961	0.9569	0.0041	Austria
2000s	0.9568	0.9611	0.0043	Uruguay
2010s	0.9645	0.9635	0.001	Austria
2020s	0.9378	0.9452	0.0073	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Austria or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.945 against 0.932 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Austria and Uruguay?: 0.013, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Uruguay?: 195 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Austria and Uruguay rank globally for rule of law index?: Austria ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 22nd of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.