During a survey conducted in 2018, over ** percent of respondents in Uruguay said that all or almost all of the country's religious leaders were involved in corruption. In turn, ** 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.
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 July 15, 2025, 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 July 15, 2025. 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: July 15, 2025. 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 July 15, 2025)
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/
