Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 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 14.3% more likely to be obese
In Croatia, 24.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uruguay, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 51.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 18.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Uruguay, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2019.
pay a 36.4% lower top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Uruguay, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 18.5% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $21,600 as of 2020.
Life
have 46.9% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uruguay, there are 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uruguay, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% more likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uruguay, about 86.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.5% more on education
Croatia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Uruguay spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 34.3% more on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uruguay, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 88.7% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva.
Uruguay: At a glance
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