Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Uruguay

Uruguay: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 78.34 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
78.34 0-100
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
23rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
78.81 0-100
in 2020
All-time low
70.98 0-100
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Uruguay, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 71 0-1001998: 72 0-1002000: 73 0-1002002: 74.5 0-1002003: 74 0-1002004: 72.9 0-1002005: 74.3 0-1002006: 76.3 0-1002007: 76.5 0-1002008: 76.8 0-1002009: 77.6 0-1002010: 78.4 0-1002011: 77.9 0-1002012: 76.3 0-1002013: 77 0-1002014: 77 0-1002015: 78 0-1002016: 78.6 0-1002017: 78.4 0-1002018: 78.4 0-1002019: 78.6 0-1002020: 78.8 0-1002021: 78.5 0-1002022: 77.9 0-1002023: 78.2 0-1002024: 78.3 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, voice and accountability - governance score in Uruguay stood at 78.34 0-100.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Uruguay peaked at 78.81 0-100 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 70.98 0-100, in 1996.

That places Uruguay 23rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Uruguay, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 70.98 0-100
1998 71.96 0-100 +1.4%
2000 72.97 0-100 +1.4%
2002 74.48 0-100 +2.1%
2003 74.04 0-100 -0.6%
2004 72.91 0-100 -1.5%
2005 74.26 0-100 +1.8%
2006 76.28 0-100 +2.7%
2007 76.53 0-100 +0.3%
2008 76.77 0-100 +0.3%
2009 77.64 0-100 +1.1%
2010 78.41 0-100 +1.0%
2011 77.93 0-100 -0.6%
2012 76.26 0-100 -2.1%
2013 77.05 0-100 +1.0%
2014 76.99 0-100 -0.1%
2015 78.02 0-100 +1.3%
2016 78.56 0-100 +0.7%
2017 78.43 0-100 -0.2%
2018 78.45 0-100 +0.0%
2019 78.6 0-100 +0.2%
2020 78.81 0-100 +0.3%
2021 78.48 0-100 -0.4%
2022 77.88 0-100 -0.8%
2023 78.17 0-100 +0.4%
2024 78.34 0-100 +0.2%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 78.34 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.37 0-100, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 78.34 0-100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.47 0-100, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 71.47 0-100 70.98 0-100 71.96 0-100 2
2000s 75.1 0-100 72.91 0-100 77.64 0-100 9
2010s 77.87 0-100 76.26 0-100 78.6 0-100 10
2020s 78.34 0-100 77.88 0-100 78.81 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 20 Portugal 78.99 0-100 compare
  2. 21 Czechia 78.81 0-100 compare
  3. 22 San Marino 78.66 0-100 compare
  4. 24 Lithuania 78.25 0-100 compare
  5. 25 Tuvalu 77.65 0-100 compare
  6. 26 Guam 77.43 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Uruguay?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Uruguay was 78.34 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 78.81 0-100 in 2020.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 70.98 0-100 in 1996.
How does Uruguay rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Uruguay ranks 23rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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