Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 63.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Uruguay, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
be 20.8% more likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uruguay, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 67.4% more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $21,600 as of 2020.
be 24.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Uruguay, that number is 7.6% as of 2017.
pay a 10.4% lower top tax rate
Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Uruguay, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 37.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uruguay, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Uruguay, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2022.
have 17.4% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uruguay, there are 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 49.2% more on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uruguay, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.8 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 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, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Uruguay: At a glance
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