Political Stability - Governance score in Uruguay

Uruguay: Political Stability - Governance score was 87.72 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
87.72 0-100
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
9th
of 208 countries
All-time high
88.16 0-100
in 2022
All-time low
74.63 0-100
in 2004
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Uruguay, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 76.8 0-1001998: 80 0-1002000: 80 0-1002002: 79.2 0-1002003: 77.5 0-1002004: 74.6 0-1002005: 80 0-1002006: 83.4 0-1002007: 84.1 0-1002008: 83.9 0-1002009: 83.5 0-1002010: 81.1 0-1002011: 81.8 0-1002012: 81 0-1002013: 81.6 0-1002014: 84.7 0-1002015: 84.5 0-1002016: 85.1 0-1002017: 84.9 0-1002018: 84.9 0-1002019: 85.6 0-1002020: 85.6 0-1002021: 85.5 0-1002022: 88.2 0-1002023: 86.1 0-1002024: 87.7 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, political stability - governance score in Uruguay stood at 87.72 0-100.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Uruguay peaked at 88.16 0-100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74.63 0-100, in 2004.

Uruguay ranks 9th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance score in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Uruguay, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 76.79 0-100
1998 80 0-100 +4.2%
2000 79.98 0-100 -0.0%
2002 79.2 0-100 -1.0%
2003 77.53 0-100 -2.1%
2004 74.63 0-100 -3.7%
2005 79.97 0-100 +7.1%
2006 83.43 0-100 +4.3%
2007 84.07 0-100 +0.8%
2008 83.95 0-100 -0.1%
2009 83.46 0-100 -0.6%
2010 81.09 0-100 -2.8%
2011 81.76 0-100 +0.8%
2012 81.01 0-100 -0.9%
2013 81.63 0-100 +0.8%
2014 84.71 0-100 +3.8%
2015 84.49 0-100 -0.3%
2016 85.05 0-100 +0.7%
2017 84.91 0-100 -0.2%
2018 84.91 0-100 +0.0%
2019 85.63 0-100 +0.9%
2020 85.56 0-100 -0.1%
2021 85.54 0-100 -0.0%
2022 88.16 0-100 +3.1%
2023 86.07 0-100 -2.4%
2024 87.72 0-100 +1.9%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 87.72 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.2 0-100, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 87.72 0-100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.04 0-100, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 78.4 0-100 76.79 0-100 80 0-100 2
2000s 80.69 0-100 74.63 0-100 84.07 0-100 9
2010s 83.52 0-100 81.01 0-100 85.63 0-100 10
2020s 86.61 0-100 85.54 0-100 88.16 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 6 San Marino 89.34 0-100 compare
  2. 7 Bhutan 89.02 0-100 compare
  3. 8 Aruba 88.62 0-100 compare
  4. 10 Marshall Islands 87.71 0-100 compare
  5. 11 Barbados 87.63 0-100 compare
  6. 12 Tonga 87.33 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Uruguay?
Political stability - governance score in Uruguay was 87.72 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 88.16 0-100 in 2022.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 74.63 0-100 in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for political stability - governance score?
Uruguay ranks 9th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,278 data points, 1996–2024
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