Latvia vs Uruguay: Transparent laws
Latvia
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Latvia rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Latvia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 201 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Latvia or Uruguay?
- Latvia, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Latvia and Uruguay?
- 0, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Uruguay rank globally for transparent laws?
- Latvia 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.