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Legislative constraints on the executive index in Uruguay

Uruguay: Legislative constraints on the executive 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 constraints on the executive index in Uruguay, 1830–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.917 for legislative constraints on the executive 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 constraints on the executive 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 constraints on the executive 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 19 Malawi 0.922 compare
  2. 20 Lithuania 0.919 compare
  3. 20 Portugal 0.919 compare
  4. 22 Poland 0.917 compare
  5. 24 Thailand 0.916 compare
  6. 25 Italy 0.905 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is legislative constraints on the executive index in Uruguay?
Legislative constraints on the executive index in Uruguay was 0.917 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest legislative constraints on the executive index recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.938 in 2004.
What is the lowest legislative constraints on the executive index recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.054 in 1984.
How does Uruguay rank for legislative constraints on the executive index?
Uruguay ranks 22nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is legislative constraints on the executive 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative constraints on the executive index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Legislative constraints on the executive index
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
174 places, 23,601 data points, 1789–2025
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