United States vs Uruguay: Executive Corruption Index
United States
0.044
in 2025
Uruguay
0.052
in 2025
United States rank
157th
Uruguay rank
155th
Executive Corruption Index over time
- United States
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.052 against 0.044 in United States, a difference of 0.008.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.
United States ranks 157th and Uruguay ranks 155th of 176 countries.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which high-ranking members of the executive, such as the head of government or cabinet ministers, engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).