Which has higher rule of law index, United Kingdom or Uruguay?

United Kingdom, at 0.955 against 0.945 in Uruguay as of 2025.

What is the difference in rule of law index between United Kingdom and Uruguay?

0.01, with United Kingdom ahead.

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

201 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.

United Kingdom vs Uruguay: Rule of Law Index

United Kingdom

0.955

in 2025

Uruguay

0.945

in 2025

United Kingdom rank

21st

Uruguay rank

24th

Rule of Law Index over time

United Kingdom
Uruguay

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.955 against 0.945 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.01.

Across all 201 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 24th of 176 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Kingdom	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.781	0.045	0.736	United Kingdom
1830s	0.8148	0.2012	0.6136	United Kingdom
1840s	0.822	0.1782	0.6438	United Kingdom
1850s	0.8616	0.4568	0.4048	United Kingdom
1860s	0.8759	0.5179	0.358	United Kingdom
1870s	0.937	0.5668	0.3702	United Kingdom
1880s	0.9489	0.6218	0.3271	United Kingdom
1890s	0.954	0.8182	0.1358	United Kingdom
1900s	0.963	0.8867	0.0763	United Kingdom
1910s	0.9621	0.9031	0.059	United Kingdom
1920s	0.9662	0.8946	0.0716	United Kingdom
1930s	0.9677	0.8345	0.1332	United Kingdom
1940s	0.969	0.8638	0.1052	United Kingdom
1950s	0.974	0.8872	0.0868	United Kingdom
1960s	0.9753	0.8666	0.1087	United Kingdom
1970s	0.979	0.4632	0.5158	United Kingdom
1980s	0.979	0.632	0.347	United Kingdom
1990s	0.9804	0.9569	0.0235	United Kingdom
2000s	0.977	0.9611	0.0159	United Kingdom
2010s	0.9771	0.9635	0.0136	United Kingdom
2020s	0.9603	0.9452	0.0152	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, United Kingdom or Uruguay?: United Kingdom, at 0.955 against 0.945 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between United Kingdom and Uruguay?: 0.01, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Uruguay?: 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do United Kingdom and Uruguay rank globally for rule of law index?: United Kingdom ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 24th of 176 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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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: 18 September 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.