Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Uruguay

Uruguay: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 88.39 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
88.39 0-100
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 208 countries
All-time high
88.48 0-100
in 2024
All-time low
74.56 0-100
in 2004
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Governance score in Uruguay, 1996–2025

0204060801996201020251996: 77 0-1001998: 80.4 0-1002000: 80.3 0-1002002: 79.7 0-1002003: 77.9 0-1002004: 74.6 0-1002005: 80 0-1002006: 83.7 0-1002007: 84.5 0-1002008: 84.4 0-1002009: 83.8 0-1002010: 81.3 0-1002011: 82 0-1002012: 81.2 0-1002013: 82 0-1002014: 84.9 0-1002015: 84.7 0-1002016: 85.4 0-1002017: 85.1 0-1002018: 85.2 0-1002019: 85.9 0-1002020: 85.6 0-1002021: 85.6 0-1002022: 88.3 0-1002023: 86.5 0-1002024: 88.5 0-1002025: 88.4 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2025, political stability - governance score in Uruguay stood at 88.39 0-100.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Uruguay peaked at 88.48 0-100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.56 0-100, in 2004.

Uruguay ranks 15th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Uruguay, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 77.02 0-100 —
1998 80.38 0-100 +4.4%
2000 80.32 0-100 -0.1%
2002 79.67 0-100 -0.8%
2003 77.88 0-100 -2.3%
2004 74.56 0-100 -4.3%
2005 80.01 0-100 +7.3%
2006 83.74 0-100 +4.7%
2007 84.45 0-100 +0.9%
2008 84.4 0-100 -0.1%
2009 83.82 0-100 -0.7%
2010 81.31 0-100 -3.0%
2011 81.97 0-100 +0.8%
2012 81.22 0-100 -0.9%
2013 81.99 0-100 +0.9%
2014 84.93 0-100 +3.6%
2015 84.74 0-100 -0.2%
2016 85.39 0-100 +0.8%
2017 85.1 0-100 -0.3%
2018 85.19 0-100 +0.1%
2019 85.85 0-100 +0.8%
2020 85.58 0-100 -0.3%
2021 85.56 0-100 -0.0%
2022 88.34 0-100 +3.3%
2023 86.46 0-100 -2.1%
2024 88.48 0-100 +2.3%
2025 88.39 0-100 -0.1%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 88.39 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.93 0-100, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 88.39 0-100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.01 0-100, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 78.7 0-100 77.02 0-100 80.38 0-100 2
2000s 80.98 0-100 74.56 0-100 84.45 0-100 9
2010s 83.77 0-100 81.22 0-100 85.85 0-100 10
2020s 87.14 0-100 85.56 0-100 88.48 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 12 Singapore 88.99 0-100 compare
  2. 13 Iceland 88.76 0-100 compare
  3. 14 Tonga 88.64 0-100 compare
  4. 16 Palau 88.37 0-100 compare
  5. 17 Barbados 88.05 0-100 compare
  6. 18 Aruba 87.78 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Uruguay?
Political stability - governance score in Uruguay was 88.39 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 88.48 0-100 in 2024.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 74.56 0-100 in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for political stability - governance score?
Uruguay ranks 15th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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