Corruption in Uruguay is low by regional standards.[1] It has generally outperformed other Latin American countries frequently in corruption-related international indexes.[2]
On Transparency International's 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, Uruguay scored 76 on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"). When ranked by score, Uruguay ranked 13th among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.[3] For comparison with regional scores, the highest score among the countries of the Americas[Note 1] was Uruguay's, 76, the average score was 42 and the lowest score was 10. Transparency International wrote in February 2025, "Uruguay stands out for strong institutions and environmental data management and effective citizen participation channels. Uruguayans’ trust in their institutions protected the country from the polarisation and populism plaguing many in the region, allowing peaceful presidential elections with high levels of integrity."[4] For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), the average score was 43, and the worst score was 8 (ranked 180).[5]
- ^ "Uruguay: Freedom in the World 2022 Country Report". Freedom House. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Simon, Roberto (2020-07-08). "Why Uruguay Finished First in Our Anti-Corruption Ranking". Americasquarterly.org. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "CPI 2024 for the Americas: Corruption fuels environmental crime and impunity across the region". Transparency.org. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2024: Uruguay". Transparency.org. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
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