Earliest recorded position in this interval.
Rank— → #52National score— → —
World Wealthiest Country · Abundance history
Uruguay 🇺🇾 · Country History
Movement in the World Wealthiest Country Abundance Scorecard, measured through access to life rather than GDP or money. Every archived point adjustment and source remains available; unchanged observations are condensed by date, not deleted.
World Wealthiest Country · Recorded rank history
27 meaningful rank/score point(s)Dated changes with readable spacing · diagonal lines show rank movement · horizontal lines show held positions · scroll left for earlier dates.
National score over the same dates
The rank can hold while points move. This chart shows only actually recorded score readings; its vertical scale follows the visible minimum and maximum.
Dots mark initial readings and rank or score changes; unchanged readings extend a dated interval. Select a dot for the score and related archived events.
Selected rank observation
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #51 to #52 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#51 → #52National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#52 → #51National score— → -55.26
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #51 to #46 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#51 → #46National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #52 to #51 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#52 → #51National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#51 → #46National score-55.26 → -54.70
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-56.11 → -56.89
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-54.70 → -56.11
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #46 to #47 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#46 → #47National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#46 → #47National score-54.70 → -54.70
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#47 → #59National score-54.70 → -56.11
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500; 18 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #47 to #59 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#47 → #59National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#59 → #58National score-56.11 → -56.11
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500; 50 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#58 → #46National score-56.11 → -56.11
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | -16.25 | -16.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (2)
Family material stability is uneven despite high national income: in 2025 poverty affected 16.6% of all people and 29.1% of children under six. The younger-age burden is treated as a direct family-reach constraint.
Nationwide same-sex marriage recognition recorded by Pew Research Center; this is a legal-status observation, not a measured fertility effect.
Sources archived after the change (2)
Family material stability is uneven despite high national income: in 2025 poverty affected 16.6% of all people and 29.1% of children under six. The younger-age burden is treated as a direct family-reach constraint.
Nationwide same-sex marriage recognition recorded by Pew Research Center; this is a legal-status observation, not a measured fertility effect.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #58 to #46 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#58 → #46National score-56.11 → -56.89
Countries that fell below this country (12)
- Guadeloupe #46 → #47; points -55.28 → -56.92
- Thailand #54 → #48; points -55.97 → -56.92
- Latvia #55 → #50; points -56.01 → -56.98
- Vietnam #47 → #51; points -55.43 → -57.00
- Malta #49 → #52; points -55.68 → -57.07
- Maldives #44 → #53; points -55.05 → -57.08
- Bahrain #45 → #54; points -55.12 → -57.15
- Seychelles #51 → #56; points -55.83 → -57.39
- Denmark #57 → #58; points -56.09 → -57.46
- Guam #48 → #66; points -55.68 → -58.16
- American Samoa #50 → #68; points -55.71 → -58.30
- Northern Mariana Islands #56 → #70; points -56.04 → -58.36
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #54 to #46 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#54 → #46National score-56.11 → -56.11
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (10)
- Guadeloupe #42 → #47; points -55.28 → -56.92
- Thailand #50 → #48; points -55.97 → -55.97
- Latvia #51 → #50; points -56.01 → -56.98
- Vietnam #43 → #51; points -55.43 → -55.43
- Malta #46 → #52; points -55.68 → -57.07
- Maldives #40 → #53; points -55.05 → -57.08
- Seychelles #48 → #56; points -55.83 → -55.83
- Denmark #53 → #58; points -56.09 → -57.46
- Guam #45 → #66; points -55.68 → -58.16
- Northern Mariana Islands #52 → #70; points -56.04 → -58.36
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Rank#57 → #45National score-56.11 → -56.89
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
National score changed while rank held.
Rank#46 → #46National score-56.11 → -56.89
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | -16.25 | -16.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (2)
Family material stability is uneven despite high national income: in 2025 poverty affected 16.6% of all people and 29.1% of children under six. The younger-age burden is treated as a direct family-reach constraint.
Nationwide same-sex marriage recognition recorded by Pew Research Center; this is a legal-status observation, not a measured fertility effect.
Sources archived after the change (2)
Family material stability is uneven despite high national income: in 2025 poverty affected 16.6% of all people and 29.1% of children under six. The younger-age burden is treated as a direct family-reach constraint.
Nationwide same-sex marriage recognition recorded by Pew Research Center; this is a legal-status observation, not a measured fertility effect.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#46 → #45National score-56.89 → -56.89
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500; 4 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #46 to #45 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#46 → #45National score-56.89 → -56.89
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#45 → #46National score-56.89 → -56.89
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 06:17 GMT-0500; 1303 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#46 → #59National score-56.89 → -57.82
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome changed from pending to 34.6. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 34.60 |
| Base category score | — | 34.60 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 100.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Entry Accessibility (25%) | — | 36.00 |
| Migrant Practical Life (30%) | — | 48.00 |
| Refugee / Neighbour Welcome (25%) | — | 28.00 |
| Flexibility / Continuity (20%) | — | 12.00 |
Updated reasoning
Four assessed rails: lawful entry; protection/residency; family continuity; cross-border accessibility. TBF authored assessments. A country immigration authority or UNHCR country document is authoritative for particular mechanisms, not all visa nationalities and fees.
Sources archived after the change (2)
The Interior Ministry recorded more than 11.8 million migration movements in 2025, documenting crossing volume, not the number of distinct accepted permanent migrants or refugees. Residence and family settlement require separate eligibility and legal protections; movement alone is not proof of full human welcome.
The Interior Ministry recorded more than 11.8 million migration movements in 2025, documenting crossing volume, not the number of distinct accepted permanent migrants or refugees. Residence and family settlement require separate eligibility and legal protections; movement alone is not proof of full human welcome.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from pending to -1.25. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | -1.25 |
| Base category score | — | -1.25 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 100.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Positive Contribution (25%) | — | 10.00 |
| Mutuality / Local Benefit (25%) | — | 5.00 |
| Documented Harm / Extraction (35%) | — | -10.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | — | -10.00 |
Updated reasoning
International Footprint v3.1: 25% contribution+25% local mutuality+20% other harm/repair+15% exporter+15% importer. Plastic scrap HS3915 2024 export=1299580 kg, import=122638 kg. No reported volume is NOT treated as proof of zero trade; unknown role has neutral 0 provisional. The fourth visible rail shows (exporter+importer)/2. No second waste deduction.
Sources archived after the change (2)
Uruguay documented a 2025 rotation of United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a concrete international deployment. Presence by itself cannot prove local benefit, mutual agreement, absence of harm or remediation; independent outcomes and full trade/material footprint still require investigation.
Uruguay documented a 2025 rotation of United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a concrete international deployment. Presence by itself cannot prove local benefit, mutual agreement, absence of harm or remediation; independent outcomes and full trade/material footprint still require investigation.
Water & Sanitation Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Water & Sanitation Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 60.75 | 60.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: National water and sanitation infrastructure is extensive, but drought and source resilience remain material constraints. The worker review found near-universal basic sanitation while retaining a specific drought-resilience caveat rather than treating service presence as unconditional abundance. Category-relevant indicator: Basic drinking water service access. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
National water and sanitation infrastructure is extensive, but drought and source resilience remain material constraints. The worker review found near-universal basic sanitation while retaining a specific drought-resilience caveat rather than treating service presence as unconditional abundance.
Sources archived after the change (1)
National water and sanitation infrastructure is extensive, but drought and source resilience remain material constraints. The worker review found near-universal basic sanitation while retaining a specific drought-resilience caveat rather than treating service presence as unconditional abundance.
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 56.75 | 56.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Uruguay has extensive coast, public space and natural landscapes, alongside social-policy systems that reduce some household burdens. The score remains below the physical maximum because beauty and public-space capacity do not guarantee universal peace of mind or freedom from economic stress. Category-relevant indicator: Homicides per 100,000 — safety proxy, not public delight. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Uruguay has extensive coast, public space and natural landscapes, alongside social-policy systems that reduce some household burdens. The score remains below the physical maximum because beauty and public-space capacity do not guarantee universal peace of mind or freedom from economic stress.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Uruguay has extensive coast, public space and natural landscapes, alongside social-policy systems that reduce some household burdens. The score remains below the physical maximum because beauty and public-space capacity do not guarantee universal peace of mind or freedom from economic stress.
Mobility & Reachability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Mobility & Reachability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 42.00 | 42.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Uruguay maintains extensive public transport, but ordinary mobility is fare-gated. 2026 urban and suburban tariff schedules retain targeted reductions and social benefits rather than making mobility universally cost-free. Category-relevant indicator: Paved road network share — partial mobility proxy. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Uruguay maintains extensive public transport, but ordinary mobility is fare-gated. 2026 urban and suburban tariff schedules retain targeted reductions and social benefits rather than making mobility universally cost-free.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Uruguay maintains extensive public transport, but ordinary mobility is fare-gated. 2026 urban and suburban tariff schedules retain targeted reductions and social benefits rather than making mobility universally cost-free.
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 43.25 | 43.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: The national protected-area system has 22 areas. Including adjacent zones it covers 415,605 hectares, or about 1.31% of national territory; ecological representation is broader than the small area share, but the protected footprint remains limited in spatial scale. Category-relevant indicator: Forest area — one ecological resilience proxy. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
The national protected-area system has 22 areas. Including adjacent zones it covers 415,605 hectares, or about 1.31% of national territory; ecological representation is broader than the small area share, but the protected footprint remains limited in spatial scale.
Sources archived after the change (1)
The national protected-area system has 22 areas. Including adjacent zones it covers 415,605 hectares, or about 1.31% of national territory; ecological representation is broader than the small area share, but the protected footprint remains limited in spatial scale.
Land Access & Spatial Freedom supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Land Access & Spatial Freedom
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 32.75 | 32.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Uruguay has a very large productive land base relative to population, but practical access to productive ground is market-mediated. The live review therefore recognizes physical capacity without treating national land abundance as automatic household land freedom. Category-relevant indicator: Agricultural land share — not proof of no-fee land access. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Uruguay has a very large productive land base relative to population, but practical access to productive ground is market-mediated. The live review therefore recognizes physical capacity without treating national land abundance as automatic household land freedom.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Uruguay has a very large productive land base relative to population, but practical access to productive ground is market-mediated. The live review therefore recognizes physical capacity without treating national land abundance as automatic household land freedom.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 60.50 | 60.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: The 2025 World Justice Project index places Uruguay 23rd of 143 jurisdictions. This is evidence of comparatively strong institutional functioning, while the index also records a small year-on-year decline and does not imply friction-free access to justice. Category-relevant indicator: Intentional homicide rate — narrow safety proxy. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
The 2025 World Justice Project index places Uruguay 23rd of 143 jurisdictions. This is evidence of comparatively strong institutional functioning, while the index also records a small year-on-year decline and does not imply friction-free access to justice.
Sources archived after the change (1)
The 2025 World Justice Project index places Uruguay 23rd of 143 jurisdictions. This is evidence of comparatively strong institutional functioning, while the index also records a small year-on-year decline and does not imply friction-free access to justice.
Human Time & Burden Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 44.00 | 44.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Method 3.1 full 4-rail pass. 25% capacity + 35% reach + 25% paid work friction + 15% usable family time. Baseline capacity/reach preserved. Dated country-specific time evidence only where available; otherwise prior authored judgement retained.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
June 2025 unemployment was 7.3%; 9.2% of employed people were underemployed and 21.9% were not registered for social security in their main job. Uruguay has substantial employment capacity, but work security and burden are not friction-free.
Sources archived after the change (1)
June 2025 unemployment was 7.3%; 9.2% of employed people were underemployed and 21.9% were not registered for social security in their main job. Uruguay has substantial employment capacity, but work security and burden are not friction-free.
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 37.75 | 37.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Uruguay has high urban and built-service capacity, but national income does not erase shelter reach. The 2025 poverty rate was 16.6%, and territorial and household differences mean housing adequacy and cost burdens still require direct scrutiny. Category-relevant indicator: Population living in slums — urban housing constraint. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Uruguay has high urban and built-service capacity, but national income does not erase shelter reach. The 2025 poverty rate was 16.6%, and territorial and household differences mean housing adequacy and cost burdens still require direct scrutiny.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Uruguay has high urban and built-service capacity, but national income does not erase shelter reach. The 2025 poverty rate was 16.6%, and territorial and household differences mean housing adequacy and cost burdens still require direct scrutiny.
Health & Care Reach supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Health & Care Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 55.25 | 55.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Uruguay has broad health-system reach and high service coverage, but broad national coverage does not eliminate waiting-time, specialist-access or household financial frictions. The score therefore treats system capacity and reach separately from remaining burdens. Category-relevant indicator: Universal health coverage service index. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Uruguay has broad health-system reach and high service coverage, but broad national coverage does not eliminate waiting-time, specialist-access or household financial frictions. The score therefore treats system capacity and reach separately from remaining burdens.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Uruguay has broad health-system reach and high service coverage, but broad national coverage does not eliminate waiting-time, specialist-access or household financial frictions. The score therefore treats system capacity and reach separately from remaining burdens.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 43.75 | 43.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Uruguay has exceptional agricultural capacity relative to population, but food access remains income-mediated. Poverty affected 16.6% of people in 2025 and 29.1% of children under six, so production capacity cannot be equated with universal nourishment reach. Category-relevant indicator: Prevalence of undernourishment — food access. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Uruguay has exceptional agricultural capacity relative to population, but food access remains income-mediated. Poverty affected 16.6% of people in 2025 and 29.1% of children under six, so production capacity cannot be equated with universal nourishment reach.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Uruguay has exceptional agricultural capacity relative to population, but food access remains income-mediated. Poverty affected 16.6% of people in 2025 and 29.1% of children under six, so production capacity cannot be equated with universal nourishment reach.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | -16.25 | -16.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Family material stability is uneven despite high national income: in 2025 poverty affected 16.6% of all people and 29.1% of children under six. The younger-age burden is treated as a direct family-reach constraint. Category-relevant indicator: Total fertility rate. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (2)
Family material stability is uneven despite high national income: in 2025 poverty affected 16.6% of all people and 29.1% of children under six. The younger-age burden is treated as a direct family-reach constraint.
Nationwide same-sex marriage recognition recorded by Pew Research Center; this is a legal-status observation, not a measured fertility effect.
Sources archived after the change (2)
Family material stability is uneven despite high national income: in 2025 poverty affected 16.6% of all people and 29.1% of children under six. The younger-age burden is treated as a direct family-reach constraint.
Nationwide same-sex marriage recognition recorded by Pew Research Center; this is a legal-status observation, not a measured fertility effect.
Energy & Household Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Energy & Household Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 66.00 | 66.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Uruguay delivered 13,040 GWh to the grid in 2025; 98% of generation was renewable, led by hydro 46%, wind 34%, biomass 14% and solar 4%, and 8% of generation was exported. Household use nevertheless remains tariff-mediated. Category-relevant indicator: Access to electricity. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Uruguay delivered 13,040 GWh to the grid in 2025; 98% of generation was renewable, led by hydro 46%, wind 34%, biomass 14% and solar 4%, and 8% of generation was exported. Household use nevertheless remains tariff-mediated.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Uruguay delivered 13,040 GWh to the grid in 2025; 98% of generation was renewable, led by hydro 46%, wind 34%, biomass 14% and solar 4%, and 8% of generation was exported. Household use nevertheless remains tariff-mediated.
Education & Human Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Education & Human Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 51.50 | 51.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: The 2025 public education year involved about 670,000 students, 2,700 sites and 66,000 staff. This is strong delivery capacity, while retention, completion and learning quality remain separate from simple enrollment and institutional scale. Category-relevant indicator: Primary education completion. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
The 2025 public education year involved about 670,000 students, 2,700 sites and 66,000 staff. This is strong delivery capacity, while retention, completion and learning quality remain separate from simple enrollment and institutional scale.
Sources archived after the change (1)
The 2025 public education year involved about 670,000 students, 2,700 sites and 66,000 staff. This is strong delivery capacity, while retention, completion and learning quality remain separate from simple enrollment and institutional scale.
Durability, Repair & Material Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Durability, Repair & Material Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 32.50 | 32.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Plan Vale is expanding packaging recovery infrastructure nationally, including classification capacity across all 19 departments. This is meaningful implementation infrastructure, but it remains a transition project rather than proof of a fully circular national material system. Category-relevant indicator: Ambient PM2.5 exposure — not a measure of material durability. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Plan Vale is expanding packaging recovery infrastructure nationally, including classification capacity across all 19 departments. This is meaningful implementation infrastructure, but it remains a transition project rather than proof of a fully circular national material system.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Plan Vale is expanding packaging recovery infrastructure nationally, including classification capacity across all 19 departments. This is meaningful implementation infrastructure, but it remains a transition project rather than proof of a fully circular national material system.
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-56.89 → -57.82
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #46 to #59 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#46 → #59National score-56.89 → -57.82
Countries that moved ahead of this country (13)
- Guadeloupe #47 → #46; points -56.92 → -56.92
- Thailand #48 → #47; points -56.92 → -56.92
- Colombia #49 → #48; points -56.95 → -56.95
- Latvia #50 → #49; points -56.98 → -56.98
- Vietnam #51 → #50; points -57.00 → -57.00
- Malta #52 → #51; points -57.07 → -57.07
- Maldives #53 → #52; points -57.08 → -57.08
- Bahrain #54 → #53; points -57.15 → -57.15
- Chile #55 → #54; points -57.15 → -57.15
- Seychelles #56 → #55; points -57.39 → -57.39
- Denmark #57 → #56; points -57.46 → -57.46
- South Korea #58 → #57; points -57.70 → -57.70
- Montenegro #59 → #58; points -57.74 → -57.74
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#59 → #58National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 13 Oct 2026 · 18:19 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #59 to #58 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#59 → #58National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Latvia #49 → #65; points -56.98 → -56.98
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#58 → #57National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #58 to #57 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#58 → #57National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Bahrain #52 → #70; points -57.15 → -58.49
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#57 → #56National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #57 to #56 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#57 → #56National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- South Korea #55 → #117; points -57.70 → -57.70
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#56 → #55National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #56 to #55 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#56 → #55National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Italy #34 → #230
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#55 → #54National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #55 to #54 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#55 → #54National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Brunei #15 → #220; points -50.29 → -50.29
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#54 → #53National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #54 to #53 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#54 → #53National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Tokelau #2 → #241
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#53 → #52National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #53 to #52 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#53 → #52National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- San Marino #3 → #236
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #54 to #52 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#54 → #52National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (2)
- San Marino #4 → #236; points -47.91 → -47.91
- Tokelau #2 → #241
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#52 → #51National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #52 to #51 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#52 → #51National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Falkland Islands #3 → #217
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#51 → #50National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #51 to #50 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#51 → #50National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Liechtenstein #3 → #223; points -48.73 → -48.73
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#50 → #49National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #50 to #49 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#50 → #49National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon #6 → #235
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#49 → #48National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #49 to #48 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#49 → #48National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Montenegro #48 → #227; points -57.74 → -57.74
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#48 → #47National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #48 to #47 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#48 → #47National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Maldives #44 → #221
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#47 → #46National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #47 to #46 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#47 → #46National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Andorra #9 → #196; points -49.97 → -49.97
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#46 → #49National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #46 to #49 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#46 → #49National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (3)
- Lithuania First recorded here at #46; earlier position unavailable
- Montenegro First recorded here at #47; earlier position unavailable
- South Korea First recorded here at #48; earlier position unavailable
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#49 → #52National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #49 to #58 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#49 → #58National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (9)
- Tokelau First recorded here at #2; earlier position unavailable
- San Marino First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Falkland Islands First recorded here at #5; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #6; earlier position unavailable
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon First recorded here at #10; earlier position unavailable
- Andorra First recorded here at #14; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #15; earlier position unavailable
- Italy First recorded here at #36; earlier position unavailable
- Maldives First recorded here at #51; earlier position unavailable
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #49 to #52 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#49 → #52National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (3)
- San Marino First recorded here at #3; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #11; earlier position unavailable
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#52 → #59National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #58 to #59 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#58 → #59National score-57.82 → -57.82
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (1)
- Brazil #99 → #34; points -60.98 → -55.41
Every recorded change
Each archived event is preserved. Category details and sources begin from the first detailed country snapshot; older records remain visible without invented comparisons.
Human Time & Burden Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 44.00 | 44.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Method 3.1 full 4-rail pass. 25% capacity + 35% reach + 25% paid work friction + 15% usable family time. Baseline capacity/reach preserved. Dated country-specific time evidence only where available; otherwise prior authored judgement retained.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
June 2025 unemployment was 7.3%; 9.2% of employed people were underemployed and 21.9% were not registered for social security in their main job. Uruguay has substantial employment capacity, but work security and burden are not friction-free.
Sources archived after the change (1)
June 2025 unemployment was 7.3%; 9.2% of employed people were underemployed and 21.9% were not registered for social security in their main job. Uruguay has substantial employment capacity, but work security and burden are not friction-free.
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 37.75 | 37.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Uruguay has high urban and built-service capacity, but national income does not erase shelter reach. The 2025 poverty rate was 16.6%, and territorial and household differences mean housing adequacy and cost burdens still require direct scrutiny. Category-relevant indicator: Population living in slums — urban housing constraint. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Uruguay has high urban and built-service capacity, but national income does not erase shelter reach. The 2025 poverty rate was 16.6%, and territorial and household differences mean housing adequacy and cost burdens still require direct scrutiny.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Uruguay has high urban and built-service capacity, but national income does not erase shelter reach. The 2025 poverty rate was 16.6%, and territorial and household differences mean housing adequacy and cost burdens still require direct scrutiny.
Health & Care Reach supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Health & Care Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 55.25 | 55.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Uruguay has broad health-system reach and high service coverage, but broad national coverage does not eliminate waiting-time, specialist-access or household financial frictions. The score therefore treats system capacity and reach separately from remaining burdens. Category-relevant indicator: Universal health coverage service index. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Uruguay has broad health-system reach and high service coverage, but broad national coverage does not eliminate waiting-time, specialist-access or household financial frictions. The score therefore treats system capacity and reach separately from remaining burdens.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Uruguay has broad health-system reach and high service coverage, but broad national coverage does not eliminate waiting-time, specialist-access or household financial frictions. The score therefore treats system capacity and reach separately from remaining burdens.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 43.75 | 43.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Uruguay has exceptional agricultural capacity relative to population, but food access remains income-mediated. Poverty affected 16.6% of people in 2025 and 29.1% of children under six, so production capacity cannot be equated with universal nourishment reach. Category-relevant indicator: Prevalence of undernourishment — food access. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Uruguay has exceptional agricultural capacity relative to population, but food access remains income-mediated. Poverty affected 16.6% of people in 2025 and 29.1% of children under six, so production capacity cannot be equated with universal nourishment reach.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Uruguay has exceptional agricultural capacity relative to population, but food access remains income-mediated. Poverty affected 16.6% of people in 2025 and 29.1% of children under six, so production capacity cannot be equated with universal nourishment reach.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | -16.25 | -16.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Family material stability is uneven despite high national income: in 2025 poverty affected 16.6% of all people and 29.1% of children under six. The younger-age burden is treated as a direct family-reach constraint. Category-relevant indicator: Total fertility rate. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (2)
Family material stability is uneven despite high national income: in 2025 poverty affected 16.6% of all people and 29.1% of children under six. The younger-age burden is treated as a direct family-reach constraint.
Nationwide same-sex marriage recognition recorded by Pew Research Center; this is a legal-status observation, not a measured fertility effect.
Sources archived after the change (2)
Family material stability is uneven despite high national income: in 2025 poverty affected 16.6% of all people and 29.1% of children under six. The younger-age burden is treated as a direct family-reach constraint.
Nationwide same-sex marriage recognition recorded by Pew Research Center; this is a legal-status observation, not a measured fertility effect.
Energy & Household Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Energy & Household Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 66.00 | 66.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Uruguay delivered 13,040 GWh to the grid in 2025; 98% of generation was renewable, led by hydro 46%, wind 34%, biomass 14% and solar 4%, and 8% of generation was exported. Household use nevertheless remains tariff-mediated. Category-relevant indicator: Access to electricity. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Uruguay delivered 13,040 GWh to the grid in 2025; 98% of generation was renewable, led by hydro 46%, wind 34%, biomass 14% and solar 4%, and 8% of generation was exported. Household use nevertheless remains tariff-mediated.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Uruguay delivered 13,040 GWh to the grid in 2025; 98% of generation was renewable, led by hydro 46%, wind 34%, biomass 14% and solar 4%, and 8% of generation was exported. Household use nevertheless remains tariff-mediated.
Education & Human Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Education & Human Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 51.50 | 51.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: The 2025 public education year involved about 670,000 students, 2,700 sites and 66,000 staff. This is strong delivery capacity, while retention, completion and learning quality remain separate from simple enrollment and institutional scale. Category-relevant indicator: Primary education completion. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
The 2025 public education year involved about 670,000 students, 2,700 sites and 66,000 staff. This is strong delivery capacity, while retention, completion and learning quality remain separate from simple enrollment and institutional scale.
Sources archived after the change (1)
The 2025 public education year involved about 670,000 students, 2,700 sites and 66,000 staff. This is strong delivery capacity, while retention, completion and learning quality remain separate from simple enrollment and institutional scale.
Durability, Repair & Material Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Durability, Repair & Material Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 32.50 | 32.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Plan Vale is expanding packaging recovery infrastructure nationally, including classification capacity across all 19 departments. This is meaningful implementation infrastructure, but it remains a transition project rather than proof of a fully circular national material system. Category-relevant indicator: Ambient PM2.5 exposure — not a measure of material durability. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Plan Vale is expanding packaging recovery infrastructure nationally, including classification capacity across all 19 departments. This is meaningful implementation infrastructure, but it remains a transition project rather than proof of a fully circular national material system.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Plan Vale is expanding packaging recovery infrastructure nationally, including classification capacity across all 19 departments. This is meaningful implementation infrastructure, but it remains a transition project rather than proof of a fully circular national material system.
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-56.89 → -57.82
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #46 to #59 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#46 → #59National score-56.89 → -57.82
Countries that moved ahead of this country (13)
- Guadeloupe #47 → #46; points -56.92 → -56.92
- Thailand #48 → #47; points -56.92 → -56.92
- Colombia #49 → #48; points -56.95 → -56.95
- Latvia #50 → #49; points -56.98 → -56.98
- Vietnam #51 → #50; points -57.00 → -57.00
- Malta #52 → #51; points -57.07 → -57.07
- Maldives #53 → #52; points -57.08 → -57.08
- Bahrain #54 → #53; points -57.15 → -57.15
- Chile #55 → #54; points -57.15 → -57.15
- Seychelles #56 → #55; points -57.39 → -57.39
- Denmark #57 → #56; points -57.46 → -57.46
- South Korea #58 → #57; points -57.70 → -57.70
- Montenegro #59 → #58; points -57.74 → -57.74
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #45 to #46 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#45 → #46National score-56.89 → -56.89
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #46 to #45 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#46 → #45National score-56.89 → -56.89
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | -16.25 | -16.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (2)
Family material stability is uneven despite high national income: in 2025 poverty affected 16.6% of all people and 29.1% of children under six. The younger-age burden is treated as a direct family-reach constraint.
Nationwide same-sex marriage recognition recorded by Pew Research Center; this is a legal-status observation, not a measured fertility effect.
Sources archived after the change (2)
Family material stability is uneven despite high national income: in 2025 poverty affected 16.6% of all people and 29.1% of children under six. The younger-age burden is treated as a direct family-reach constraint.
Nationwide same-sex marriage recognition recorded by Pew Research Center; this is a legal-status observation, not a measured fertility effect.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | -16.25 | -16.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the recovered/reconstructed Uruguay 2026-10-02 research. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (2)
Family material stability is uneven despite high national income: in 2025 poverty affected 16.6% of all people and 29.1% of children under six. The younger-age burden is treated as a direct family-reach constraint.
Nationwide same-sex marriage recognition recorded by Pew Research Center; this is a legal-status observation, not a measured fertility effect.
Sources archived after the change (2)
Family material stability is uneven despite high national income: in 2025 poverty affected 16.6% of all people and 29.1% of children under six. The younger-age burden is treated as a direct family-reach constraint.
Nationwide same-sex marriage recognition recorded by Pew Research Center; this is a legal-status observation, not a measured fertility effect.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #58 to #46 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#58 → #46National score-56.11 → -56.89
Countries that fell below this country (12)
- Guadeloupe #46 → #47; points -55.28 → -56.92
- Thailand #54 → #48; points -55.97 → -56.92
- Latvia #55 → #50; points -56.01 → -56.98
- Vietnam #47 → #51; points -55.43 → -57.00
- Malta #49 → #52; points -55.68 → -57.07
- Maldives #44 → #53; points -55.05 → -57.08
- Bahrain #45 → #54; points -55.12 → -57.15
- Seychelles #51 → #56; points -55.83 → -57.39
- Denmark #57 → #58; points -56.09 → -57.46
- Guam #48 → #66; points -55.68 → -58.16
- American Samoa #50 → #68; points -55.71 → -58.30
- Northern Mariana Islands #56 → #70; points -56.04 → -58.36
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #54 to #46 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#54 → #46National score-56.11 → -56.11
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (10)
- Guadeloupe #42 → #47; points -55.28 → -56.92
- Thailand #50 → #48; points -55.97 → -55.97
- Latvia #51 → #50; points -56.01 → -56.98
- Vietnam #43 → #51; points -55.43 → -55.43
- Malta #46 → #52; points -55.68 → -57.07
- Maldives #40 → #53; points -55.05 → -57.08
- Seychelles #48 → #56; points -55.83 → -55.83
- Denmark #53 → #58; points -56.09 → -57.46
- Guam #45 → #66; points -55.68 → -58.16
- Northern Mariana Islands #52 → #70; points -56.04 → -58.36
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Rank#57 → #45National score-56.11 → -56.89
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #58 to #54 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#58 → #54National score-56.11 → -56.11
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (4)
- Canada #53 → #56; points -55.88 → -55.88
- Christmas Island #38 → #63; points -54.17 → -54.17
- Bahrain #45 → #68; points -55.12 → -55.12
- American Samoa #50 → #79; points -55.71 → -55.71
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #59 to #58 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#59 → #58National score-56.11 → -56.11
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- South Korea #54 → #69; points -55.97 → -56.69
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
First detailed category snapshot. Earlier category-by-category changes were not recorded and cannot be reconstructed from current values.
14 category values captured as the first detailed baseline. No earlier category change is being invented.
Open the captured category scores
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate)4.25Durability, Repair & Material Return32.50Uruguay: Durability, Repair & Material Return research finding ↗ Education & Human Capability51.50Uruguay: Education & Human Capability research finding ↗ Energy & Household Capability66.00Uruguay: Energy & Household Capability research finding ↗ Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability-16.25Uruguay: Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability research finding ↗ Marriage-law status review ↗2025-06-02 Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance43.75Uruguay: Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance research finding ↗ Health & Care Reach55.25Uruguay: Health & Care Reach research finding ↗ Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach37.75Uruguay: Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach research finding ↗ Human Time & Burden Return44.00Uruguay: Human Time & Burden Return research finding ↗ Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction60.50Uruguay: Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction research finding ↗ Land Access & Spatial Freedom32.75Uruguay: Land Access & Spatial Freedom research finding ↗ Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience43.25Uruguay: Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience research finding ↗ Mobility & Reachability42.00Uruguay: Mobility & Reachability research finding ↗ Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight56.75Uruguay: Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight research finding ↗ Water & Sanitation Abundance60.75Uruguay: Water & Sanitation Abundance research finding ↗
Sources at first snapshot (5)
Sources at first snapshot (1)
Plan Vale is expanding packaging recovery infrastructure nationally, including classification capacity across all 19 departments. This is meaningful implementation infrastructure, but it remains a transition project rather than proof of a fully circular national material system.
Sources at first snapshot (1)
The 2025 public education year involved about 670,000 students, 2,700 sites and 66,000 staff. This is strong delivery capacity, while retention, completion and learning quality remain separate from simple enrollment and institutional scale.
Sources at first snapshot (1)
Uruguay delivered 13,040 GWh to the grid in 2025; 98% of generation was renewable, led by hydro 46%, wind 34%, biomass 14% and solar 4%, and 8% of generation was exported. Household use nevertheless remains tariff-mediated.
Sources at first snapshot (2)
Family material stability is uneven despite high national income: in 2025 poverty affected 16.6% of all people and 29.1% of children under six. The younger-age burden is treated as a direct family-reach constraint.
Nationwide same-sex marriage recognition recorded by Pew Research Center; this is a legal-status observation, not a measured fertility effect.
Sources at first snapshot (1)
Uruguay has exceptional agricultural capacity relative to population, but food access remains income-mediated. Poverty affected 16.6% of people in 2025 and 29.1% of children under six, so production capacity cannot be equated with universal nourishment reach.
Sources at first snapshot (1)
Uruguay has broad health-system reach and high service coverage, but broad national coverage does not eliminate waiting-time, specialist-access or household financial frictions. The score therefore treats system capacity and reach separately from remaining burdens.
Sources at first snapshot (1)
Uruguay has high urban and built-service capacity, but national income does not erase shelter reach. The 2025 poverty rate was 16.6%, and territorial and household differences mean housing adequacy and cost burdens still require direct scrutiny.
Sources at first snapshot (1)
June 2025 unemployment was 7.3%; 9.2% of employed people were underemployed and 21.9% were not registered for social security in their main job. Uruguay has substantial employment capacity, but work security and burden are not friction-free.
Sources at first snapshot (1)
The 2025 World Justice Project index places Uruguay 23rd of 143 jurisdictions. This is evidence of comparatively strong institutional functioning, while the index also records a small year-on-year decline and does not imply friction-free access to justice.
Sources at first snapshot (1)
Uruguay has a very large productive land base relative to population, but practical access to productive ground is market-mediated. The live review therefore recognizes physical capacity without treating national land abundance as automatic household land freedom.
Sources at first snapshot (1)
The national protected-area system has 22 areas. Including adjacent zones it covers 415,605 hectares, or about 1.31% of national territory; ecological representation is broader than the small area share, but the protected footprint remains limited in spatial scale.
Sources at first snapshot (1)
Uruguay maintains extensive public transport, but ordinary mobility is fare-gated. 2026 urban and suburban tariff schedules retain targeted reductions and social benefits rather than making mobility universally cost-free.
Sources at first snapshot (1)
Uruguay has extensive coast, public space and natural landscapes, alongside social-policy systems that reduce some household burdens. The score remains below the physical maximum because beauty and public-space capacity do not guarantee universal peace of mind or freedom from economic stress.
Sources at first snapshot (1)
National water and sanitation infrastructure is extensive, but drought and source resilience remain material constraints. The worker review found near-universal basic sanitation while retaining a specific drought-resilience caveat rather than treating service presence as unconditional abundance.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #47 to #59 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#47 → #59National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-56.11 → -56.89
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-54.70 → -56.11
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #46 to #47 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#46 → #47National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #51 to #46 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#51 → #46National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #52 to #51 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#52 → #51National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #51 to #52 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#51 → #52National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-55.26 → -54.70
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
Recovered scorecard-history timestamp for when this profile entered the public Abundance table.
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