Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of France, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 29.2% more likely to be obese
In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uruguay, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 35.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Uruguay, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2019.
pay a 40.2% lower top tax rate
France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Uruguay, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 48.6% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $21,600 as of 2020.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uruguay, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 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 13.0% less on education
France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Uruguay spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 15.3% less on healthcare
France spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uruguay, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.4% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Dirección General Impositiva.
Uruguay: At a glance
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