Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 20.8% more likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uruguay, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 42.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 15.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Uruguay, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2019.
make 32.9% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $21,600 as of 2020.
be 40.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Uruguay, that number is 7.6% as of 2017.
Life
have 49.5% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uruguay, there are 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 8.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uruguay, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 99.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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 44.6% more on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uruguay, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 50.0% more coastline
Poland has a total of 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 Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.