Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uruguay instead of Chile, you would:

Health

live 1.4 years less

In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Uruguay, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate

Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Uruguay, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 26.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Chile, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uruguay, 19.0 women do as of 2020.

be 26.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Chile, approximately 6.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Uruguay, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 17.9% less on education

Chile spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Uruguay spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 89.7% less coastline

Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Chilean Tax Administration.

Uruguay: At a glance

Uruguay is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 175,015 sq km. Montevideo, founded by the Spanish in 1726 as a military stronghold, soon took advantage of its natural harbor to become an important commercial center. Claimed by Argentina but annexed by Brazil in 1821, Uruguay declared its independence four years later and secured its freedom in 1828 after a three-year struggle. The administrations of President Jose BATLLE in the early 20th century launched widespread political, social, and economic reforms that established a statist tradition. A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement named the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to cede control of the government to the military in 1973. By yearend, the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand its hold over the government. Civilian rule was not restored until 1985. In 2004, the left-of-center Frente Amplio Coalition won national elections that effectively ended 170 years of political control previously held by the Colorado and Blanco parties. Uruguay's political and labor conditions are among the freest on the continent.
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