Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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 49.1% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $21,600 as of 2020.
be 84.0% more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Uruguay, that number is 7.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 88.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uruguay, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 21.7% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Uruguay spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.6% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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 New Zealand? See an in-depth size comparison.