Common Good Justifications Score in Uruguay

Uruguay: Common Good Justifications Score was 2.95 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
2.95
Change on year
up 110.0%
World rank
1st
of 175 countries
All-time high
2.95
in 2025
All-time low
-1.4
in 1974
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Common Good Justifications Score in Uruguay, 1900–2025

-10123190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 2.95 for common good justifications score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 110.0% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Uruguay peaked at 2.95 in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.4, in 1974.

Uruguay ranks 1st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.1907 -0.538 0.545 10
1910s 0.744 0.545 1.54 10
1920s 1.54 1.54 1.54 10
1930s 0.3691 -0.014 1.54 10
1940s 0.259 0.259 0.259 10
1950s 0.259 0.259 0.259 10
1960s 0.1492 -0.29 0.259 10
1970s -1.01 -1.4 -0.29 10
1980s -0.2936 -1.39 0.515 10
1990s 0.515 0.515 0.515 10
2000s 1.27 0.515 1.87 10
2010s 1.93 1.81 2.02 10
2020s 1.79 1.41 2.95 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 2 Chile 2.69 compare
  2. 3 Denmark 2.65 compare
  3. 4 Ukraine 2.58 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is common good justifications score in Uruguay?
Common good justifications score in Uruguay was 2.95 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 2.95 in 2025.
What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was -1.4 in 1974.
How does Uruguay rank for common good justifications score?
Uruguay ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Common Good Justifications Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.