Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 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
be 26.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Virgin Islands, 10.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Uruguay, that number is 7.6% as of 2017.
be 69.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Virgin Islands, 28.9% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Uruguay, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2019.
make 41.6% less money
Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,000 as of 2016, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $21,600 as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 34.4% more likely to have internet access
In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Uruguay, about 86.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Uruguay: At a glance
How big is Uruguay compared to Virgin Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.