Legislative Checks on Government Index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.917 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.917
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
22nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.938
in 2004
All-time low
0.054
in 1984
Years of data
185
1830–2025
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Uruguay, 1830–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.917 for legislative checks on government index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Uruguay peaked at 0.938 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.054, in 1984.
Uruguay ranks 22nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 185 years of available data.
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 0.66 | — |
| 1831 | 0.691 | +4.7% |
| 1832 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.807 | +16.8% |
| 1841 | 0.807 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.886 | +9.8% |
| 1843 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.602 | -32.1% |
| 1846 | 0.271 | -55.0% |
| 1847 | 0.094 | -65.3% |
| 1848 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.28 | +197.9% |
| 1852 | 0.786 | +180.7% |
| 1853 | 0.786 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.786 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.439 | -44.1% |
| 1856 | 0.785 | +78.8% |
| 1857 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.885 | +12.7% |
| 1861 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.097 | -89.0% |
| 1866 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.659 | +579.4% |
| 1869 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.887 | +34.6% |
| 1871 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.193 | -78.2% |
| 1877 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.45 | +133.2% |
| 1881 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.588 | +30.7% |
| 1885 | 0.67 | +13.9% |
| 1886 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.59 | -11.9% |
| 1891 | 0.59 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.59 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.59 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.707 | +19.8% |
| 1895 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.632 | -10.6% |
| 1901 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.601 | -4.9% |
| 1905 | 0.601 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.601 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.601 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.601 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.628 | +4.5% |
| 1910 | 0.628 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.662 | +5.4% |
| 1912 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.739 | +11.6% |
| 1917 | 0.739 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.775 | +4.9% |
| 1919 | 0.808 | +4.3% |
| 1920 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.79 | -2.2% |
| 1922 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.645 | -18.4% |
| 1934 | 0.379 | -41.2% |
| 1935 | 0.487 | +28.5% |
| 1936 | 0.487 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.487 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.487 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.496 | +1.8% |
| 1940 | 0.496 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.496 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.496 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.814 | +64.1% |
| 1944 | 0.83 | +2.0% |
| 1945 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.849 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.865 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.808 | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.054 | -93.3% |
| 1985 | 0.911 | +1587.0% |
| 1986 | 0.911 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.911 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.911 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.911 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.923 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.938 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.896 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.918 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.928 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.91 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.883 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.884 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.917 | +3.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.917 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.871, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.917 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.66, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.6879 | 0.66 | 0.691 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.5427 | 0.094 | 0.886 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.6311 | 0.094 | 0.786 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6034 | 0.097 | 0.885 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6094 | 0.193 | 0.887 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5738 | 0.45 | 0.67 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.6602 | 0.59 | 0.707 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6161 | 0.601 | 0.632 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6999 | 0.628 | 0.808 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7918 | 0.79 | 0.808 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5838 | 0.379 | 0.79 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7282 | 0.496 | 0.83 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.831 | 0.808 | 0.865 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.808 | 0.808 | 0.808 | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.7682 | 0.054 | 0.911 | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.923 | 0.923 | 0.923 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.911 | 0.896 | 0.938 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.918 | 0.918 | 0.918 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9083 | 0.883 | 0.928 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative checks on government index in Uruguay?
- Legislative checks on government index in Uruguay was 0.917 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.938 in 2004.
- What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.054 in 1984.
- How does Uruguay rank for legislative checks on government index?
- Uruguay ranks 22nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.