Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 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 57.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Uruguay, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2019.
make 41.1% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $36,700 as of 2020, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $21,600 as of 2020.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Lithuania has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Uruguay, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 37.3% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uruguay, there are 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uruguay, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lithuania, approximately 3.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 12.1% less likely to have internet access
In Lithuania, approximately 97.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Uruguay, about 86.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.5% more on education
Lithuania spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Uruguay spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 34.3% more on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uruguay, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.3 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, Dirección General Impositiva.
Uruguay: At a glance
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