Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 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
make 74.2% more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $21,600 as of 2020.
be 35.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Uruguay, that number is 7.6% as of 2017.
be 52.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Uruguay, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 15.6% more likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2016. In Uruguay, it is 98.8% as of 2019.
be 44.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Uruguay, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2022.
have 16.8% fewer children
In Iran, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uruguay, there are 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.0% more on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Uruguay spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 40.3% more on healthcare
Iran spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uruguay, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 73.0% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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
How big is Uruguay compared to Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.