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Uruguay
Ranked 38th of 167
Ranks
38
th
on the Legatum
38
th
on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™
46th
18th
25th
17th
40th
70th
62nd
60th
44th
35th
53rd
52nd
OVERALL PROSPERITY
Uruguay is 38th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Uruguay has moved down the rankings table by 2 places.
PILLAR RANKINGS
Uruguay performs most strongly in Social Capital and Personal Freedom but is weakest in Enterprise Conditions. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Social Capital.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Uruguay compares to other countries.
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When comparing multiple countries on a spider chart, data points that appear
further away from the center represent a better performance to the points that are closer to the center.