Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Finland, you would:
Health
have 29.5% more doctors per person
Finland has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Uruguay has 46.7 as of 2022.
live 4.0 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 44.4% more likely to be obese
In Finland, 24.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Uruguay, that number is 35.0% of people as of 2024.
see 51.3% less spent on your healthcare
Finland spends $6,433 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Uruguay spends $3,135 as of 2023.
be 69.9% more likely to die by suicide
Finland has a suicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Uruguay, it is 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 20.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Uruguay, that number is 7.5% as of 2025.
be 41.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Uruguay, however, that number is 17.3% as of 2024.
make 55.1% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $56,149 as of 2025, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $25,216 as of 2025.
Life
have 25.6% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uruguay, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 87.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Uruguay, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 1.9 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 25.4% less on education
Finland spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Uruguay spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 13.8% less on healthcare
Finland spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Uruguay, that number is 9.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 47.2% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.
Safety
be 11.5 times more likely to be murdered
Finland has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Uruguay, that number is 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 3.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Finland, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Uruguay, they kill 13.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 69.5% more strain on fresh water
Finland withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Uruguay withdraws 12% as of 2022.
use 74.4% less electricity
Finland uses 14,819 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Uruguay uses 3,790 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 53.6% less CO2
Finland emits 5.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Uruguay emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Finland, air pollution causes 7.0 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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