Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 31.6% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uruguay, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 56.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Uruguay, however, that number is 9.9% as of 2022.
make 26.9% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2023, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $30,700 as of 2023.
be 31.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uruguay, that number is 8.3% as of 2023.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Uruguay, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 53.7% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uruguay, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uruguay, 19.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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 30.3% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Uruguay spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 17.9% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Uruguay, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 82.6% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva.
Uruguay: At a glance
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