During a survey conducted in 2018, over 30 percent of respondents in Uruguay said that all or almost all of the country's religious leaders were involved in corruption. In turn, 25 percent of interviewees said that practically all Congress members were involved in acts of corruption. These are relatively much lower percentages than in other Latin American countries.
Main social and political groups involved in corruption according to public opinion in Uruguay in 2018, by type
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Cuántos de los siguientes grupos de personas piensa Ud. que están involucradas en actos de corrupción o no tiene suficiente información para opinar? ¿Ninguno, algunos, casi todos o todos?". This stat features the sum of all those who answered "casi todos" and "todos".
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (November 9, 2018). Main social and political groups involved in corruption according to public opinion in Uruguay in 2018, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062796/uruguay-groups-involved-corruption-public-opinion/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Main social and political groups involved in corruption according to public opinion in Uruguay in 2018, by type." Chart. November 9, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062796/uruguay-groups-involved-corruption-public-opinion/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. (2018). Main social and political groups involved in corruption according to public opinion in Uruguay in 2018, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062796/uruguay-groups-involved-corruption-public-opinion/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Main Social and Political Groups Involved in Corruption According to Public Opinion in Uruguay in 2018, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062796/uruguay-groups-involved-corruption-public-opinion/
Corporación Latinobarómetro, Main social and political groups involved in corruption according to public opinion in Uruguay in 2018, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062796/uruguay-groups-involved-corruption-public-opinion/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Main social and political groups involved in corruption according to public opinion in Uruguay in 2018, by type [Graph], Corporación Latinobarómetro, November 9, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062796/uruguay-groups-involved-corruption-public-opinion/