Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Uruguay

Uruguay: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was 0.9506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
41st
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.9766 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2022
All-time low
0.5143 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2000
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Uruguay, 1996–2024

00.20.40.60.811996201020241996: 0.542 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.525 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.514 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.715 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.671 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.591 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.676 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.758 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.803 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.824 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.832 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.872 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.801 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.715 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.701 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.802 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.86 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.926 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.874 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.866 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.885 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.952 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.977 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.957 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.9506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Uruguay peaked at 0.9766 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5143 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2000.

Uruguay ranks 41st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5336 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5253 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5418 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.7094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5143 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8324 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.8297 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7013 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.9443 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9766 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 38 France 0.9787 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 39 Micronesia 0.9769 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 40 United States 0.9618 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 42 Spain 0.9318 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 43 Hong Kong (China) 0.921 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 44 Macau (China) 0.8521 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Uruguay?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Uruguay was 0.9506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.9766 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5143 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000.
How does Uruguay rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Uruguay ranks 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,270 data points, 1996–2024
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Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.