Women, Business and the Law Index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Women, Business and the Law Index was 88.75 index (0–100) in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women, Business and the Law Index in Uruguay, 1970–2023
Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index (0–100).
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 88.75 index (0–100) for women, business and the law index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women, business and the law index in Uruguay peaked at 88.75 index (0–100) in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60 index (0–100), in 1970.
Uruguay ranks 50th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women, Business and the Law Index in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | index (0–100) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60 index (0–100) | — |
| 1971 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 62.5 index (0–100) | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 62.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 62.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 62.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 62.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 62.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 62.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 62.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 62.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 65.62 index (0–100) | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 65.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 65.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 65.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 68.12 index (0–100) | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 68.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 68.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 68.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 68.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 68.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 68.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 71.25 index (0–100) | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 71.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 71.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 76.88 index (0–100) | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 83.12 index (0–100) | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 83.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.62 index (0–100) | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 85.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.75 index (0–100) | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 88.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60 index (0–100) | 60 index (0–100) | 60 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.25 index (0–100) | 60 index (0–100) | 62.5 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.62 index (0–100) | 65.62 index (0–100) | 68.12 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.88 index (0–100) | 68.12 index (0–100) | 76.88 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.25 index (0–100) | 83.12 index (0–100) | 88.75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.75 index (0–100) | 88.75 index (0–100) | 88.75 index (0–100) | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 48 Ecuador 89.38 index (0–100) compare
- 48 Mauritius 89.38 index (0–100) compare
- 50 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 88.75 index (0–100) compare
- 50 El Salvador 88.75 index (0–100) compare
- 50 Mexico 88.75 index (0–100) 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 17,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 16,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 17,268 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women, business and the law index in Uruguay?
- Women, business and the law index in Uruguay was 88.75 index (0–100) in 2023, according to Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women, business and the law index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 88.75 index (0–100) in 2018.
- What is the lowest women, business and the law index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 index (0–100) in 1970.
- How does Uruguay rank for women, business and the law index?
- Uruguay ranks 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women, business and the law index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women, Business and the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The index measures how laws and regulations affect women’s economic opportunity on a scale from 0 to 100, where 100 means equal legal rights for men and women. It is the average score of eight categories: mobility, workplace, pay, marriage, parenthood, entrepreneurship, assets, and pension.