Belgium vs Uruguay: Legislative Corruption Score
Belgium
1.92
in 2025
Uruguay
2.13
in 2025
Belgium rank
12th
Uruguay rank
9th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Belgium
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.13 against 1.92 in Belgium, a difference of 0.21.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Uruguay ahead.
Belgium ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 174 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1.36 | 1.45 | 0.092 | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 1.36 | 1.45 | 0.092 | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 1.36 | 1.45 | 0.092 | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 1.36 | 1.45 | 0.092 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 1.36 | 1.45 | 0.092 | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 1.36 | 1.45 | 0.092 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 1.36 | 1.45 | 0.092 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 1.36 | 1.45 | 0.092 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 1.36 | 1.45 | 0.0933 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 1.35 | 1.45 | 0.1 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 1.35 | 1.45 | 0.0987 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 1.49 | 1.69 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 1.52 | 1.65 | 0.1327 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 1.52 | 0.89 | 0.626 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.52 | 0.89 | 0.626 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.52 | 2.79 | 1.27 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.64 | 2.9 | 1.26 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.92 | 2.9 | 0.979 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.92 | 2.83 | 0.903 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.92 | 2.37 | 0.4442 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Belgium or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.13 against 1.92 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Belgium and Uruguay?
- 0.21, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Uruguay rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.