What is rule of law index in Uruguay?

Rule of law index in Uruguay was 0.945 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 0.967 in 2018.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 0.045 in 1825.

How does Uruguay rank for rule of law index?

Uruguay ranks 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Uruguay

Name: Rule of Law Index in Uruguay
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uruguay: Rule of Law Index was 0.945 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.945

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

24th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.967

in 2018

All-time low

0.045

in 1825

Years of data

201

1825–2025

Rule of Law Index in Uruguay, 1825–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.945 for rule of law index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Uruguay peaked at 0.967 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.045, in 1825.

Uruguay ranks 24th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 201 years of available data.

Rule of Law Index in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Uruguay, 1825 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1825	0.045	—
1826	0.045	+0.0%
1827	0.045	+0.0%
1828	0.045	+0.0%
1829	0.045	+0.0%
1830	0.122	+171.1%
1831	0.122	+0.0%
1832	0.122	+0.0%
1833	0.122	+0.0%
1834	0.122	+0.0%
1835	0.314	+157.4%
1836	0.314	+0.0%
1837	0.314	+0.0%
1838	0.23	-26.8%
1839	0.23	+0.0%
1840	0.15	-34.8%
1841	0.163	+8.7%
1842	0.161	-1.2%
1843	0.204	+26.7%
1844	0.204	+0.0%
1845	0.204	+0.0%
1846	0.174	-14.7%
1847	0.174	+0.0%
1848	0.174	+0.0%
1849	0.174	+0.0%
1850	0.174	+0.0%
1851	0.217	+24.7%
1852	0.517	+138.2%
1853	0.517	+0.0%
1854	0.55	+6.4%
1855	0.501	-8.9%
1856	0.523	+4.4%
1857	0.523	+0.0%
1858	0.523	+0.0%
1859	0.523	+0.0%
1860	0.617	+18.0%
1861	0.644	+4.4%
1862	0.644	+0.0%
1863	0.644	+0.0%
1864	0.644	+0.0%
1865	0.274	-57.5%
1866	0.274	+0.0%
1867	0.274	+0.0%
1868	0.582	+112.4%
1869	0.582	+0.0%
1870	0.529	-9.1%
1871	0.529	+0.0%
1872	0.554	+4.7%
1873	0.6	+8.3%
1874	0.6	+0.0%
1875	0.6	+0.0%
1876	0.564	-6.0%
1877	0.564	+0.0%
1878	0.564	+0.0%
1879	0.564	+0.0%
1880	0.544	-3.5%
1881	0.544	+0.0%
1882	0.544	+0.0%
1883	0.544	+0.0%
1884	0.544	+0.0%
1885	0.616	+13.2%
1886	0.695	+12.8%
1887	0.729	+4.9%
1888	0.729	+0.0%
1889	0.729	+0.0%
1890	0.816	+11.9%
1891	0.816	+0.0%
1892	0.816	+0.0%
1893	0.816	+0.0%
1894	0.816	+0.0%
1895	0.816	+0.0%
1896	0.816	+0.0%
1897	0.784	-3.9%
1898	0.814	+3.8%
1899	0.872	+7.1%
1900	0.869	-0.3%
1901	0.869	+0.0%
1902	0.869	+0.0%
1903	0.882	+1.5%
1904	0.888	+0.7%
1905	0.898	+1.1%
1906	0.898	+0.0%
1907	0.898	+0.0%
1908	0.898	+0.0%
1909	0.898	+0.0%
1910	0.898	+0.0%
1911	0.898	+0.0%
1912	0.898	+0.0%
1913	0.898	+0.0%
1914	0.898	+0.0%
1915	0.899	+0.1%
1916	0.903	+0.4%
1917	0.906	+0.3%
1918	0.915	+1.0%
1919	0.918	+0.3%
1920	0.918	+0.0%
1921	0.892	-2.8%
1922	0.892	+0.0%
1923	0.892	+0.0%
1924	0.892	+0.0%
1925	0.892	+0.0%
1926	0.892	+0.0%
1927	0.892	+0.0%
1928	0.892	+0.0%
1929	0.892	+0.0%
1930	0.892	+0.0%
1931	0.892	+0.0%
1932	0.892	+0.0%
1933	0.814	-8.7%
1934	0.803	-1.4%
1935	0.803	+0.0%
1936	0.803	+0.0%
1937	0.806	+0.4%
1938	0.806	+0.0%
1939	0.834	+3.5%
1940	0.834	+0.0%
1941	0.834	+0.0%
1942	0.846	+1.4%
1943	0.874	+3.3%
1944	0.874	+0.0%
1945	0.874	+0.0%
1946	0.873	-0.1%
1947	0.873	+0.0%
1948	0.873	+0.0%
1949	0.883	+1.1%
1950	0.883	+0.0%
1951	0.883	+0.0%
1952	0.883	+0.0%
1953	0.889	+0.7%
1954	0.889	+0.0%
1955	0.889	+0.0%
1956	0.889	+0.0%
1957	0.889	+0.0%
1958	0.889	+0.0%
1959	0.889	+0.0%
1960	0.883	-0.7%
1961	0.883	+0.0%
1962	0.883	+0.0%
1963	0.883	+0.0%
1964	0.883	+0.0%
1965	0.883	+0.0%
1966	0.883	+0.0%
1967	0.871	-1.4%
1968	0.807	-7.3%
1969	0.807	+0.0%
1970	0.774	-4.1%
1971	0.774	+0.0%
1972	0.723	-6.6%
1973	0.426	-41.1%
1974	0.325	-23.7%
1975	0.325	+0.0%
1976	0.325	+0.0%
1977	0.32	-1.5%
1978	0.32	+0.0%
1979	0.32	+0.0%
1980	0.32	+0.0%
1981	0.32	+0.0%
1982	0.32	+0.0%
1983	0.32	+0.0%
1984	0.326	+1.9%
1985	0.921	+182.5%
1986	0.937	+1.7%
1987	0.952	+1.6%
1988	0.952	+0.0%
1989	0.952	+0.0%
1990	0.955	+0.3%
1991	0.955	+0.0%
1992	0.955	+0.0%
1993	0.955	+0.0%
1994	0.955	+0.0%
1995	0.959	+0.4%
1996	0.959	+0.0%
1997	0.956	-0.3%
1998	0.96	+0.4%
1999	0.96	+0.0%
2000	0.955	-0.5%
2001	0.961	+0.6%
2002	0.961	+0.0%
2003	0.949	-1.2%
2004	0.962	+1.4%
2005	0.965	+0.3%
2006	0.965	+0.0%
2007	0.965	+0.0%
2008	0.964	-0.1%
2009	0.964	+0.0%
2010	0.963	-0.1%
2011	0.963	+0.0%
2012	0.963	+0.0%
2013	0.957	-0.6%
2014	0.96	+0.3%
2015	0.965	+0.5%
2016	0.965	+0.0%
2017	0.965	+0.0%
2018	0.967	+0.2%
2019	0.967	+0.0%
2020	0.961	-0.6%
2021	0.948	-1.4%
2022	0.934	-1.5%
2023	0.938	+0.4%
2024	0.945	+0.7%
2025	0.945	+0.0%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

Uruguay's 0.945 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.927, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Uruguay's 0.945 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.577, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1820s	0.045	0.045	0.045	5
1830s	0.2012	0.122	0.314	10
1840s	0.1782	0.15	0.204	10
1850s	0.4568	0.174	0.55	10
1860s	0.5179	0.274	0.644	10
1870s	0.5668	0.529	0.6	10
1880s	0.6218	0.544	0.729	10
1890s	0.8182	0.784	0.872	10
1900s	0.8867	0.869	0.898	10
1910s	0.9031	0.898	0.918	10
1920s	0.8946	0.892	0.918	10
1930s	0.8345	0.803	0.892	10
1940s	0.8638	0.834	0.883	10
1950s	0.8872	0.883	0.889	10
1960s	0.8666	0.807	0.883	10
1970s	0.4632	0.32	0.774	10
1980s	0.632	0.32	0.952	10
1990s	0.9569	0.955	0.96	10
2000s	0.9611	0.949	0.965	10
2010s	0.9635	0.957	0.967	10
2020s	0.9452	0.934	0.961	6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

21 United Kingdom 0.955 compare
22 Chile 0.951 compare
23 Spain 0.947 compare
24 Czechia 0.945 compare
26 Costa Rica 0.935 compare
27 Austria 0.932 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Uruguay?: Rule of law index in Uruguay was 0.945 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 0.967 in 2018.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.045 in 1825.
How does Uruguay rank for rule of law index?: Uruguay ranks 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.