Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Anguilla, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years less
In Anguilla, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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
make 77.0% more money
Anguilla has a GDP per capita of $12,200 as of 2008, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $21,600 as of 2020.
be 61.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Anguilla, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Uruguay, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Anguilla, 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 30.6% more on education
Anguilla spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Uruguay spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.8 times more coastline
Anguilla has a total of 61 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 Anguilla? See an in-depth size comparison.