A very personal list of of ranks where Uruguay has a good performance
1) Uruguay is one of the 19 countries in the world that can be considered a full
Democracy according to The Economist.
(http://www.eiu.com/Handlers/WhitepaperHandler.ashx?fi=Democracy-Index-2016.pdf&mode=wp&campaignid=DemocracyIndex2016)
2) Uruguay is considered the least corrupt country in Latin America according to
the NGO Transparency International.
(http://www.pulsamerica.co.uk/2016/02/uruguay-surpasses-chile-as-least-corrupt-latin-american-country/)
3) Uruguay is a world leader in LGBT rights according to the World Bank.
(http://www.bancomundial.org/es/news/feature/2016/07/21/uruguay-global-leader-lgbti-rights)
4) Uruguay is the first country in the world to allow the cultivation and
distribution of marijuana in open markets (although the regulation is still in
the implementation process).
(http://www.forbes.com.mx/uruguay-el-primer-pais-que-legaliza-cultivo-y-venta-de-marihuana/#gs.aduq5c8)
5) Uruguay is the country with the highest percentage of wind energy in the
world.
(http://www.elpais.com.uy/economia-y-mercado/uruguay-sera-pais-mundo-mayor.html)
6) Uruguay was the first country in the world to provide a laptop to all
children enrolled in primary education.
(https://borgenproject.org/uruguay-pioneers-one-laptop-per-child-project/)
7) Uruguay has the highest percentage of its population in the middle class in
Latin America and the Caribbean and has the lowest percentage of poverty in the
region.
(http://www.elpais.com.uy/economia/noticias/bid-explica-uruguay-logro-mayor.html)
8) Uruguay is the most egalitarian country (measured by the Gini index) in Latin
America and the Caribbean according to ECLAC.
(http://www.uypress.net/auc.aspx?70077,64)
9) Uruguay has the highest per capita GDP in Latin America.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita)
10) Uruguay is the third country with the highest human development in Latin
America.
(https://www.presidencia.gub.uy/comunicacion/comunicacionnoticias/cook-informe-desarrollo-humano-uruguay)
11) Uruguay is the country of the world where it consumes more kilos of meat per
capita (I do not know if it is healthy, but it is delicious).
(https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/sep/24/argentina-beef-consumption-drops)
12) Uruguay built an airport considered one of the 10 most beautiful in the
world according to specialized magazines.
(http://www.icndiario.com/2012/10/31/el-aeropuerto-de-uruguay-considerado-uno-de-los-diez-mas-bonitos-del-mundo/)
13) Uruguay is the leader in South America in terms of the primacy of the law
according to the NGO World Justice Project.
(http://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/uruguay-mejor-sudamerica-imperio-ley.html)
14) Uruguay has a health system among the three best in the world in terms of
quality and accessibility according to a report of Global Retirement.
(http://www.cpaferrere.com/novedades/noticias/sistema-de-salud-uruguayo-dentro-de-los-tres-mejores-del-mundo)
15) Uruguay was the second country in the region to decriminalize abortion and
has become the country with the lowest maternal mortality in the region.
(https://notas.org.ar/2017/01/05/uruguay-menor-mortalidad-materna-region/)
16) Uruguay had a significant drop in informality in the last decade according
to ECLAC. (http://www.cepal.org/es/noticias/la-informalidad-uruguay-cayo-17-puntos-la-ultima-decada-destaca-estudio-cepal)
17) Uruguay has one of the lowest illiteracy rates in the world.
(https://www.presidencia.gub.uy/comunicacion/comunicacionnoticias/presentacion-informe-logro-y-nivel-educativo-2013-mec)
18) Uruguay had an economic growth for 14 consecutive years.
(http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1967603-uruguay-tuvo-un-crecimiento-economico-de-14-anos-seguidos)
19) Uruguay was the second largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investment in
relation to the region's GDP after Chile in 2014.
(http://www.elobservador.com.uy/uruguay-segundo-receptor-inversion-extranjera-directa-la-region-n662801)
20) Uruguay is the best country.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGqLXplhvAM)