Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Uruguay, that number is 78 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 73.1% more likely to be obese
In Norway, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Uruguay, that number is 35.0% of people as of 2024.
see 67.1% less spent on your healthcare
Norway spends $9,523 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Uruguay spends $3,135 as of 2023.
be 87.6% more likely to die by suicide
Norway has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Uruguay, it is 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 62.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Uruguay, that number is 7.5% as of 2025.
be 41.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Uruguay, however, that number is 17.3% as of 2024.
make 73.3% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $94,594 as of 2025, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $25,216 as of 2025.
Life
be 15.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 1.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Uruguay, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Uruguay, on the other hand, 6.2 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.3% less on education
Norway spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Uruguay spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.4% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.
Safety
be 15.6 times more likely to be murdered
Norway has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Uruguay, that number is 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 8.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Norway, road accidents kill 1.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Uruguay, they kill 13.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 26.8% less home broadband
Norway has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Uruguay has 33.0 as of 2024.
live with 5.9 times more strain on fresh water
Norway withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Uruguay withdraws 12% as of 2022.
use 84.0% less electricity
Norway uses 23,673 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Uruguay uses 3,790 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 64.2% less CO2
Norway emits 7.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Uruguay emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Norway, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Uruguay, it causes 16.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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