France vs Uruguay: Transparent laws
France
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- France
- Uruguay
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was France ahead.
France ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | France |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | France |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, France or Uruguay?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between France and Uruguay?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do France and Uruguay rank globally for transparent laws?
- France ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.