Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 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 27.4% more likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Uruguay, that number is 35.0% of people as of 2024.
have 28.9% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Uruguay has 46.7 as of 2022.
be 5.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Uruguay, it is 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 11.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Uruguay, that number is 7.5% as of 2025.
Life
have 48.5% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 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 Greece, 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 93.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 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 40.8% more on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Uruguay spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.2% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.
Safety
be 13.4 times more likely to be murdered
Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Uruguay, that number is 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 78.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Uruguay, they kill 13.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 40.7% less strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Uruguay withdraws 12% as of 2022.
find 26.1% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Uruguay has 33.0 as of 2024.
use 19.1% less electricity
Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Uruguay uses 3,790 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 30.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Uruguay, it causes 16.0 as of 2019.
emit 49.1% less CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Uruguay emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.
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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