Chile vs Uruguay: Rule of law index
Chile
0.951
in 2025
Uruguay
0.945
in 2025
Chile rank
22nd
Uruguay rank
24th
Rule of law index over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.951 against 0.945 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 22nd and Uruguay ranks 24th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 9 and Uruguay in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.483 | 0.045 | 0.438 | Chile |
| 1830s | 0.5269 | 0.2012 | 0.3257 | Chile |
| 1840s | 0.575 | 0.1782 | 0.3968 | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.5824 | 0.4568 | 0.1256 | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.7293 | 0.5179 | 0.2114 | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.7091 | 0.5668 | 0.1423 | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.7008 | 0.6218 | 0.079 | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.6608 | 0.8182 | 0.1574 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.6849 | 0.8867 | 0.2018 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.689 | 0.9031 | 0.2141 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.6749 | 0.8946 | 0.2197 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.7627 | 0.8345 | 0.0718 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.7739 | 0.8638 | 0.0899 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.756 | 0.8872 | 0.1312 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.8637 | 0.8666 | 0.0029 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.4954 | 0.4632 | 0.0322 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.39 | 0.632 | 0.242 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.9553 | 0.9569 | 0.0016 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.9584 | 0.9611 | 0.0027 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.9533 | 0.9635 | 0.0102 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.9498 | 0.9452 | 0.0047 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Chile or Uruguay?
- Chile, at 0.951 against 0.945 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Chile and Uruguay?
- 0.006, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for rule of law index?
- Chile ranks 22nd and Uruguay ranks 24th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.