Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Uruguay
Uruguay: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score was 80 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 188 countries
All-time high
80
in 2014
All-time low
20
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Uruguay, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Uruguay is 80, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Uruguay peaked at 80 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20, in 1970.
Uruguay ranks 39th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20 | — |
| 1971 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 40 | +100.0% |
| 1982 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60 | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80 | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 1980s | 38 | 20 | 40 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42 | 40 | 60 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72 | 60 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 39 Albania 80 compare
- 39 Azerbaijan 80 compare
- 39 Burkina Faso 80 compare
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80 compare
- 39 Belarus 80 compare
- 39 Brazil 80 compare
- 39 Switzerland 80 compare
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 80 compare
- 39 Cameroon 80 compare
- 39 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 80 compare
- 39 Finland 80 compare
- 39 Gabon 80 compare
- 39 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 80 compare
- 39 Georgia 80 compare
- 39 Kazakhstan 80 compare
- 39 Republic of Korea 80 compare
- 39 Morocco 80 compare
- 39 North Macedonia 80 compare
- 39 Malta 80 compare
- 39 Montenegro 80 compare
- 39 New Zealand 80 compare
- 39 Panama 80 compare
- 39 Peru 80 compare
- 39 Paraguay 80 compare
- 39 Russian Federation 80 compare
- 39 Senegal 80 compare
- 39 El Salvador 80 compare
- 39 Seychelles 80 compare
- 39 Togo 80 compare
- 39 Tajikistan 80 compare
- 39 Türkiye 80 compare
- 39 Ukraine 80 compare
- 39 United States of America 80 compare
- 39 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 80 compare
- 39 Viet Nam 80 compare
- 39 South Africa 80 compare
More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,839 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,839 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4412 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Uruguay?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Uruguay was 80 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2014.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 1970.
- How does Uruguay rank for women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score?
- Uruguay ranks 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.