Civil Rights Score in Uruguay
Uruguay: Civil Rights Score was 10 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Civil Rights Score in Uruguay, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil rights score in Uruguay is 10, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Uruguay peaked at 10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2005.
Uruguay ranks 1st of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
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More social development data for Uruguay
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 3,195 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 126 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 3 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.79 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.932 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.716 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.932 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Uruguay?
- Civil rights score in Uruguay was 10 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- How does Uruguay rank for civil rights score?
- Uruguay ranks 1st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.