Freedom in Uruguay
Where Uruguay sits on every statistic this site carries, each against the countries the same source covers. Uruguay has a figure for 59 of 60 indicators.
Personal
What a person may say, believe, publish, join and where they may go.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom of expression | 0.931 | 2025 | 15 of 163 |
| Freedom of association | 0.902 | 2025 | 12 of 163 |
| Civil liberties | 0.932 | 2025 | 16 of 163 |
| Freedom from political violence | 0.977 | 2025 | 13 of 163 |
| Equal protection of rights | 0.604 | 2025 | 94 of 163 |
| Academic freedom | 0.910 | 2025 | 14 of 163 |
| Media censorship effort | 1.903 | 2025 | 26 of 163 |
| Harassment of journalists | 2.597 | 2025 | 8 of 163 |
| Media self-censorship | 1.801 | 2025 | 14 of 163 |
| Universal right to vote | 1.000 | 2025 | 130 of 167 |
| Legal rights for women | 88.8 | 2023 | 50 of 164 |
| Women can get a passport as men do | 1.000 | 2023 | 136 of 164 |
| Access to justice for women | 1.000 | 2025 | 40 of 163 |
| Access to justice for men | 1.000 | 2025 | 50 of 163 |
| Civil liberties score | 57.0 | 2025 | 18 of 167 |
| Political rights score | 40.0 | 2025 | 8 of 167 |
Economic
What a person may own, trade, earn and keep.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade openness | 49.7% | 2025 | 95 of 125 |
| Tax revenue as a share of GDP | 17.9% | 2024 | 41 of 83 |
| Government spending as a share of GDP | 36.5% | 2023 | 63 of 79 |
| Foreign investment inflows | 1.3% | 2025 | 53 of 87 |
| Regulatory quality | 65.1 | 2024 | 40 of 169 |
| GDP per capita | $32.7K | 2025 | 50 of 157 |
| GDP growth | 1.8% | 2025 | — |
| Inflation | 4.7% | 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 7.5% | 2025 | 116 of 163 |
| Income inequality | 40.900 | 2023 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 0.2% | 2023 | 15 of 55 |
| Government debt | 65.3% | 2024 | — |
Digital
What a person may read, send and encrypt online, and who is watching.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet use | 92.0% | 2024 | 39 of 154 |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 33.0 | 2024 | 34 of 134 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 145.5 | 2024 | 21 of 134 |
Government
How power is held, checked and abused.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral democracy | 0.862 | 2025 | 11 of 163 |
| Liberal democracy | 0.790 | 2025 | 13 of 163 |
| Rule of law | 0.945 | 2025 | 23 of 163 |
| Judicial checks on government | 0.951 | 2025 | 15 of 163 |
| Legislative checks on government | 0.917 | 2025 | 22 of 157 |
| Political corruption | 0.055 | 2025 | 18 of 163 |
| Civil society participation | 0.845 | 2025 | 37 of 163 |
| Women’s political empowerment | 0.875 | 2025 | 39 of 163 |
| Voice and accountability | 78.3 | 2024 | 21 of 170 |
| Control of corruption | 78.8 | 2024 | 15 of 170 |
| Government effectiveness | 64.8 | 2024 | 41 of 169 |
| Political stability | 87.7 | 2024 | 2 of 170 |
Society
Health, schooling, safety and who takes part.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Development Index | 0.862 | 2023 | 42 of 165 |
| Life expectancy | 78.3 | 2024 | 45 of 170 |
| Adult literacy | 98.9% | 2024 | 2 of 27 |
| Government spending on education | 4.8% | 2023 | — |
| Health spending | 9.0% | 2023 | — |
| Health costs paid out of pocket | 17.1% | 2023 | 46 of 164 |
| Maternal mortality | 15.0 | 2023 | 56 of 167 |
| Women in parliament | 31.3% | 2025 | 60 of 156 |
| Women in the workforce | 57.3% | 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.40 | 2024 | — |
| Urban population | 95.7% | 2025 | — |
| Refugees who left | 3.9 | 2024 | 51 of 168 |
| Population | 3.4M | 2025 | — |
Environment
Energy, emissions and access to power.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ emissions per person | 2.57 | 2024 | 81 of 165 |
| Renewable energy use | 57.8% | 2021 | 41 of 169 |
| Access to electricity | 100.0% | 2024 | 79 of 169 |
What is missing
1 of the 60 statistics here have no figure for Uruguay in the year they were last ranked. Coverage differs by source: an indicator missing here is one its producer does not publish for Uruguay, not a zero. Who publishes what