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Comparison of countries
Uruguay
Lithuania
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2023
Overall Score:
73 out of 100
Rank:
16 out of 180
Capacity to Combat Corruption Index 2023
Overall Score:
6,99 out of 10
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
71 out of 141
The Rule of Law Index 2023
Overall Score:
0,72 out of 1
Rank:
25 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
92 out of 150
Rank:
57 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity
Overall Score:
7,83 out of 10
Rank:
20 out of 119
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2023
Overall Score:
61 out of 100
Rank:
34 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
103 out of 141
The Rule of Law Index 2023
Overall Score:
0,77 out of 1
Rank:
18 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
62 out of 150
Rank:
115 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity
Overall Score:
8,03 out of 10
Rank:
17 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OAS
UN
GRECO
OECD
Uruguay
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2007.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
Organization of American States (OAS)
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1998.
Lithuania
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2002.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2003.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2017.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 3 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2013.
Main Legislation
Uruguay

  1. Criminal Law: Articles 156-162
    (Código Penal N° 9155: Artículos 156-162), (Spanish); 

  2. Law of December 23, 1998 No. 17.060 «On Regulations Regarding Misuse of Public Office (Corruption)»
    (Ley 17.060 de 1998 Dictanse normas referidas al uso indebido del poder público (Corrupción)), (Spanish);

  3. Law of August 25, 2015 No. 19.340 «On the Council for Transparency and Public Ethics»
    (Ley 19.340 de 2015 Junta de Transparencia y Ética Pública JUTEP), (Spanish);

  4. Law of September 25, 2019 No. 19.823 «Code of Ethics for Public Administration»
    (Ley 19.823 de 2019 Código de Ética en la Función Pública), (Spanish);

  5. Comprehensive Law of December 20, 2017 No. 19.574 «On the Fight against Money Laundering»
    (Ley 19.574 de 2017 Ley Integral Contra El Lavado De Activos), (Spanish).

Lithuania

  1. Criminal Code: Articles 123, 225-228, 230, Article 20 – Criminal Liability of a Legal Entity
    (Baudžiamasis Kodeksas: straipsnis 123, 225-228, 230, 20 – Juridinio asmens baudžiamoji atsakomybė), (Lithuanian);

  2. Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in Civil Service
    (Lietuvos Respublikos viešųjų ir privačių interesų derinimo valstybinėje tarnyboje įstatymas), (Lithuanian);

  3. Law on the Civil Service
    (Lietuvos Respublikos valstybės tarnybos įstatymas), (Lithuanian);

  4. Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Prevention of Corruption
    (Lietuvos Respublikos korupcijos prevencijos įstatymas), (Lithuanian);

  5. Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Protection of Whistleblowers
    (Lietuvos Respublikos Pranešėjų Apsaugos Įstatymas), (Lithuanian).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
Uruguay

  1. Council for Transparency and Public Ethics
    (Junta de Transparencia y Etica Publica), (Spanish). 

 
Lithuania

  1. Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Lithuania
    (Lietuvos Respublikos specialiųjų tyrimų tarnyba), (Lithuanian/English);

  2. Chief Official Ethics Commission
    (Vyriausioji tarnybinės etikos komisija), (Lithuanian/English).

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