Governance at a glance
- Government
- Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 73/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 65.2/100 #59
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.862
- HDI
- 0.862
- Regional blocs
- USAN
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Uruguay | Yamandú Orsi |
| Vice President of Uruguay | Carolina Cosse |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 11.3/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 14.8/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.3% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 73 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.862
- Liberal
- 0.790
- Participatory
- 0.716
- Deliberative
- 0.784
- Egalitarian
- 0.693
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 65.2 / 100
- Global rank
- #59 / 180
- Rank change
- -8 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Amériques
- Political #81
- 48.6
- Economic #82
- 42.5
- Legal #37
- 76.7
- Social #65
- 67.2
- Safety #33
- 90.9
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65.2 | 59 | 48.6 | 42.5 | 76.7 | 67.2 | 90.9 |
| 2024 | 67.7 | 51 | 53.6 | 48.4 | 76.7 | 70.6 | 89.3 |
| 2023 | 70.3 | 52 | 62.7 | 55.1 | 78.7 | 74.9 | 80.2 |
| 2022 | 72.0 | 44 | 70.3 | 49.3 | 83.6 | 72.3 | 84.6 |
| 2021 | 83.6 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 84.2 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 83.9 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 84.4 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 82.6 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2016 | 84.1 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 56.0 |
| 2015 | 84.1 | 23 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 83.9 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 84.1 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 4.3 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 11.8 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 7.6 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 8.3 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 11.8 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 13.8 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 9.8 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - |