Freedom of Expression Score in Uruguay
Uruguay: Freedom of Expression Score was 9 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom of Expression Score in Uruguay, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 9 for freedom of expression score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score in Uruguay peaked at 10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2025.
That places Uruguay 4th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.67 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
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- 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 freedom of expression score in Uruguay?
- Freedom of expression score in Uruguay was 9 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2025.
- How does Uruguay rank for freedom of expression score?
- Uruguay ranks 4th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Freedom of Expression Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which individuals, groups, and the press can express their views free from government interference.