Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uruguay instead of Greenland, you would:

Health

live 4.5 years longer

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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

be 16.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Uruguay, that number is 7.6% as of 2017.

be 45.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Uruguay, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2019.

make 48.3% less money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $21,600 as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 22.9% more likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Uruguay, about 86.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 55.7% less on education

Greenland spends 10.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Uruguay spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 98.5% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 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

Uruguay is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 175,015 sq km. Montevideo, founded by the Spanish in 1726 as a military stronghold, soon took advantage of its natural harbor to become an important commercial center. Claimed by Argentina but annexed by Brazil in 1821, Uruguay declared its independence four years later and secured its freedom in 1828 after a three-year struggle. The administrations of President Jose BATLLE in the early 20th century launched widespread political, social, and economic reforms that established a statist tradition. A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement named the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to cede control of the government to the military in 1973. By yearend, the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand its hold over the government. Civilian rule was not restored until 1985. In 2004, the left-of-center Frente Amplio Coalition won national elections that effectively ended 170 years of political control previously held by the Colorado and Blanco parties. Uruguay's political and labor conditions are among the freest on the continent.
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