live 5.5 years longer
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2020. In Uruguay, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2020. In Uruguay, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uruguay, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2017, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $22,400 as of 2017.
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Uruguay, however, that number is 9.7% as of 2015.
In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Uruguay, that number is 7.6% as of 2017.
Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Uruguay, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uruguay, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 81.5% as of 2015. In Uruguay, it is 98.7% as of 2018.
In Guatemala, approximately 21.8 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Uruguay, on the other hand, 7.8 children do as of 2020.
In Guatemala, there are approximately 23.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Uruguay, there are 12.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Guatemala spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Uruguay spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.
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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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
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