Legislative Corruption Score in Uruguay
Uruguay: Legislative Corruption Score was 2.13 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Legislative Corruption Score in Uruguay, 1830–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 2.13 for legislative corruption score in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in Uruguay peaked at 2.9 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.89, in 1959.
That places Uruguay 9th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 183 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 9 |
| 1940s | 1.65 | 1.45 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.65 | 0.89 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 3 |
| 1980s | 2.79 | 2.33 | 2.9 | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 | 2.8 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.37 | 2.12 | 2.85 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 6 United Arab Emirates 2.37 compare
- 7 Iceland 2.31 compare
- 8 Estonia 2.19 compare
- 10 Netherlands 2.05 compare
- 11 Seychelles 1.99 compare
- 12 Belgium 1.92 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 126 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.862 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.931 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.902 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.862 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.716 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.79 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative corruption score in Uruguay?
- Legislative corruption score in Uruguay was 2.13 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 in 1986.
- What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 in 1959.
- How does Uruguay rank for legislative corruption score?
- Uruguay ranks 9th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.