Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 71.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uruguay, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 2.7 years longer
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Uruguay, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 13.0% more likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uruguay, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2023, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $30,700 as of 2023.
be 42.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Uruguay, however, that number is 9.9% as of 2022.
be 88.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uruguay, that number is 8.3% as of 2023.
pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate
Jamaica has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Uruguay, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 80.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 99.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uruguay, 19.0 women do as of 2020.
be 11.4% more likely to be literate
In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Uruguay, it is 98.8% as of 2019.
be 25.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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.
have 19.2% fewer children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uruguay, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.3% less on education
Jamaica spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Uruguay spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 39.4% more on healthcare
Jamaica spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Uruguay, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 35.4% less coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 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, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Uruguay: At a glance
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