Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
have 34.7% more doctors per person
Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Uruguay has 46.7 as of 2022.
live 1.0 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Uruguay, that number is 78 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 72.0% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Uruguay, that number is 35.0% of people as of 2024.
see 16.2% less spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Uruguay spends $3,135 as of 2023.
be 65.7% more likely to die by suicide
Estonia has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Uruguay, it is 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 23.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Uruguay, however, that number is 17.3% as of 2024.
make 26.7% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $25,216 as of 2025.
Life
have 38.0% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uruguay, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Uruguay, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Uruguay, on the other hand, 6.2 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.1% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Uruguay, that number is 9.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 82.6% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.
Safety
be 7.3 times more likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Uruguay, that number is 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 3.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Uruguay, they kill 13.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 28.5% less electricity
Estonia uses 5,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Uruguay uses 3,790 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 66.9% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Uruguay emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 23.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Uruguay, it causes 16.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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