Uruguay - Voice and Accountability 2016
1.16
+0.02 from 2015
Uruguay's voice and accountability was 1.16 in 2016, increased +0.02 from 1.14 in 2015. This was the 26th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2016▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Norway | 1.67 | -1.3% |
| 2nd | Sweden | 1.57 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Denmark | 1.54 | -0.7% |
| 4th | Netherlands | 1.54 | -1.3% |
| 5th | New Zealand | 1.53 | -1.4% |
| 6th | Switzerland | 1.53 | -1.7% |
| 7th | Finland | 1.53 | -0.8% |
| 8th | Luxembourg | 1.50 | -3.0% |
| 9th | Canada | 1.45 | -1.5% |
| 10th | Belgium | 1.38 | -0.7% |
| 11th | Germany | 1.36 | -4.0% |
| 12th | Iceland | 1.36 | -1.5% |
| 13th | Australia | 1.35 | -0.1% |
| 14th | Austria | 1.34 | -3.3% |
| 15th | United Kingdom | 1.30 | -0.2% |
| 16th | Ireland | 1.29 | -3.3% |
| 17th | Aruba | 1.28 | 0.4% |
| 18th | Greenland | 1.28 | 0.4% |
| 19th | Liechtenstein | 1.25 | -9.9% |
| 20th | Palau | 1.21 | 1.0% |
| 21st | Estonia | 1.21 | 1.8% |
| 22nd | Malta | 1.20 | -0.5% |
| 23rd | Marshall Islands | 1.19 | 1.1% |
| 24th | San Marino | 1.19 | 0.1% |
| 25th | Andorra | 1.18 | -1.5% |
| 26th | Uruguay | 1.16 | 1.7% |
| 27th | Portugal | 1.16 | 2.6% |
| 28th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.15 | 1.1% |
| 29th | France | 1.14 | -5.8% |
| 30th | Costa Rica | 1.12 | -2.9% |
| 31st | United States | 1.11 | 0.1% |
| 32nd | Barbados | 1.09 | -1.0% |
| 33rd | Tuvalu | 1.08 | 1.2% |
| 34th | Cyprus | 1.05 | 1.4% |
| 35th | Spain | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 36th | Italy | 1.04 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Czechia | 1.03 | -1.7% |
| 38th | St. Lucia | 1.01 | -1.0% |
| 39th | Slovenia | 1.01 | 2.4% |
| 40th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.01 | 18.7% |
| 41st | Kiribati | 1.00 | 2.6% |
| 42nd | Lithuania | 1.00 | 2.7% |
| 43rd | Chile | 1.00 | -0.9% |
| 44th | Japan | 0.98 | -0.5% |
| 45th | Cabo Verde | 0.97 | 3.4% |
| 46th | Slovak Republic | 0.96 | -0.4% |
| 47th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.95 | -1.4% |
| 48th | Dominica | 0.90 | 2.3% |
| 49th | Bahamas, The | 0.85 | -10.5% |
| 50th | Poland | 0.84 | -18.8% |
| 51st | Latvia | 0.84 | -0.5% |
| 52nd | Monaco | 0.84 | -17.7% |
| 53rd | Mauritius | 0.82 | -1.0% |
| 54th | Grenada | 0.82 | 1.3% |
| 55th | Israel | 0.79 | 5.6% |
| 56th | Samoa | 0.77 | 5.3% |
| 57th | Jamaica | 0.68 | 11.9% |
| 58th | Greece | 0.67 | 2.7% |
| 59th | Vanuatu | 0.66 | 12.0% |
| 60th | South Africa | 0.65 | 0.0% |
| 61st | Tonga | 0.64 | -2.9% |
| 62nd | Korea | 0.64 | 1.7% |
| 63rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.63 | 6.5% |
| 64th | Ghana | 0.58 | 19.4% |
| 65th | Namibia | 0.58 | 0.6% |
| 66th | Belize | 0.57 | -1.3% |
| 67th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.56 | 16.2% |
| 68th | Romania | 0.54 | 11.3% |
| 69th | Croatia | 0.53 | -5.4% |
| 70th | Panama | 0.52 | -6.2% |
| 71st | Nauru | 0.51 | -7.1% |
| 72nd | Argentina | 0.49 | 19.8% |
| 73rd | Cayman Islands | 0.47 | 1.2% |
| 74th | Solomon Islands | 0.47 | 64.2% |
| 75th | Brazil | 0.45 | -1.5% |
| 76th | India | 0.44 | 3.1% |
| 77th | Suriname | 0.41 | 0.9% |
| 78th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.41 | 1.8% |
| 79th | Benin | 0.41 | 38.5% |
| 80th | Botswana | 0.40 | -10.6% |
| 81st | Hungary | 0.40 | -28.2% |
| 82nd | Bulgaria | 0.40 | -7.0% |
| 83rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.38 | -26.6% |
| 84th | Senegal | 0.37 | 30.5% |
| 85th | São Tomé and Principe | 0.36 | 28.8% |
| 86th | Mongolia | 0.33 | 22.9% |
| 87th | Tunisia | 0.30 | 25.8% |
| 88th | Georgia | 0.30 | 7.7% |
| 89th | Peru | 0.27 | 18.3% |
| 90th | Guyana | 0.25 | 37.6% |
| 91st | Timor-Leste | 0.22 | 18.6% |
| 92nd | Serbia | 0.20 | -13.4% |
| 93rd | El Salvador | 0.19 | 23.9% |
| 94th | Dominican Republic | 0.18 | 17.9% |
| 95th | Albania | 0.17 | 8.9% |
| 96th | Indonesia | 0.17 | -9.2% |
| 97th | Philippines | 0.16 | 11.1% |
| 98th | Papua New Guinea | 0.16 | 253.8% |
| 99th | Seychelles | 0.16 | 101.1% |
| 100th | Colombia | 0.12 | 2,918.2% |
| 101st | Montenegro | 0.08 | -47.1% |
| 102nd | Fiji | 0.03 | 3.3% |
| 103rd | Burkina Faso | 0.01 | 111.8% |
| 104th | Ukraine | 0.00 | 102.0% |
| 105th | Lesotho | -0.01 | -111.4% |
| 106th | Moldova | -0.02 | -198.3% |
| 107th | Bhutan | -0.03 | 25.4% |
| 108th | Malawi | -0.03 | -617.7% |
| 109th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.04 | -669.6% |
| 110th | Macao SAR, China | -0.06 | 8.9% |
| 111th | Paraguay | -0.06 | 9.8% |
| 112th | Mexico | -0.07 | 10.5% |
| 113th | Sri Lanka | -0.08 | 72.6% |
| 114th | Liberia | -0.11 | 53.8% |
| 115th | Kenya | -0.11 | 22.0% |
| 116th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.13 | -33.6% |
| 117th | Kosovo | -0.15 | 1.4% |
| 118th | Singapore | -0.15 | 7.3% |
| 119th | Mali | -0.18 | 7.8% |
| 120th | Sierra Leone | -0.20 | 26.7% |
| 121st | Tanzania | -0.22 | -0.6% |
| 122nd | North Macedonia | -0.23 | -29.1% |
| 123rd | Ecuador | -0.25 | -16.7% |
| 124th | Nepal | -0.25 | 39.4% |
| 125th | Guatemala | -0.29 | 16.2% |
| 126th | Comoros | -0.29 | 0.2% |
| 127th | Zambia | -0.30 | -351.8% |
| 128th | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.31 | 23.9% |
| 129th | Madagascar | -0.32 | 16.8% |
| 130th | Nigeria | -0.32 | 14.2% |
| 131st | Malaysia | -0.42 | -6.5% |
| 132nd | Mozambique | -0.42 | -54.0% |
| 133rd | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.42 | -3.5% |
| 134th | Niger | -0.42 | -106.6% |
| 135th | Honduras | -0.44 | -3.9% |
| 136th | Lebanon | -0.52 | -12.4% |
| 137th | Togo | -0.55 | 22.1% |
| 138th | Armenia | -0.58 | -8.0% |
| 139th | Bangladesh | -0.58 | -14.1% |
| 140th | Türkiye | -0.61 | -65.1% |
| 141st | Morocco | -0.62 | 1.0% |
| 142nd | Kuwait | -0.63 | 5.3% |
| 143rd | Uganda | -0.65 | -14.1% |
| 144th | Nicaragua | -0.68 | -64.0% |
| 145th | Pakistan | -0.70 | 3.1% |
| 146th | Maldives | -0.71 | -42.1% |
| 147th | Jordan | -0.71 | 7.6% |
| 148th | Guinea-Bissau | -0.73 | 2.0% |
| 149th | Haiti | -0.76 | 4.9% |
| 150th | Guinea | -0.76 | 11.3% |
| 151st | Mauritania | -0.77 | 12.8% |
| 152nd | Myanmar | -0.80 | 34.7% |
| 153rd | Algeria | -0.86 | -1.6% |
| 154th | Brunei Darussalam | -0.90 | -19.4% |
| 155th | Gabon | -0.97 | -8.3% |
| 156th | Iraq | -1.02 | 10.0% |
| 157th | Thailand | -1.02 | -5.6% |
| 158th | Cameroon | -1.03 | -8.0% |
| 159th | Afghanistan | -1.04 | 7.1% |
| 160th | United Arab Emirates | -1.05 | 5.6% |
| 161st | Oman | -1.05 | 0.7% |
| 162nd | Central African Republic | -1.08 | 11.7% |
| 163rd | West Bank and Gaza | -1.09 | -11.0% |
| 164th | Cambodia | -1.11 | 1.5% |
| 165th | Russian Federation | -1.13 | -4.0% |
| 166th | Angola | -1.14 | 3.1% |
| 167th | Qatar | -1.15 | -0.5% |
| 168th | Rwanda | -1.15 | -1.6% |
| 169th | Congo, Republic of | -1.16 | -14.2% |
| 170th | Zimbabwe | -1.18 | -1.1% |
| 171st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -1.20 | -1.2% |
| 172nd | Kazakhstan | -1.21 | -3.6% |
| 173rd | Gambia, The | -1.26 | 13.6% |
| 174th | Belarus | -1.34 | 8.6% |
| 175th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -1.34 | 11.3% |
| 176th | Chad | -1.36 | -2.1% |
| 177th | Djibouti | -1.37 | 3.0% |
| 178th | Bahrain | -1.37 | -4.5% |
| 179th | Viet Nam | -1.37 | -1.1% |
| 180th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.41 | -8.3% |
| 181st | Libya | -1.43 | -6.6% |
| 182nd | Eswatini | -1.43 | -2.8% |
| 183rd | Burundi | -1.56 | -22.3% |
| 184th | China | -1.56 | 6.1% |
| 185th | Cuba | -1.56 | -0.1% |
| 186th | Azerbaijan | -1.56 | -0.5% |
| 187th | Tajikistan | -1.69 | -7.7% |
| 188th | Yemen, Republic of | -1.69 | -10.9% |
| 189th | Saudi Arabia | -1.73 | 6.3% |
| 190th | Lao PDR | -1.76 | -0.3% |
| 191st | South Sudan | -1.80 | -12.7% |
| 192nd | Sudan | -1.83 | -2.9% |
| 193rd | Uzbekistan | -1.89 | 3.5% |
| 194th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -1.91 | 4.6% |
| 195th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.95 | 2.6% |
| 196th | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.99 | -3.4% |
| 197th | Eritrea | -2.17 | -3.0% |
| 198th | Turkmenistan | -2.17 | 3.0% |
| 199th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -2.18 | 1.0% |
FAQ
What was Uruguay's voice and accountability in 2016?▾
Uruguay's voice and accountability in 2016 was 1.16. This ranked 26th globally.
How did Uruguay's voice and accountability change in 2016?▾
Uruguay's voice and accountability increased by 1.7% in 2016 compared to 2015.
Which country had the highest voice and accountability in 2016?▾
Norway had the highest voice and accountability in 2016 at 1.67.
What is the voice and accountability of Uruguay in 2016?▾
The voice and accountability of Uruguay in 2016 was 1.16. This ranked 26th globally.
How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Uruguay's voice and accountability?▾
Uruguay's voice and accountability went from 1.14 in 2015 to 1.16 in 2016, a 1.7% increase.
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