Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 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 93.4% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 18.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Uruguay, that number is 35.0% of people as of 2024.
see 36.4% less spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Uruguay spends $3,135 as of 2023.
have 20.1% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Uruguay has 46.7 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Uruguay, it is 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 22.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Uruguay, that number is 7.5% as of 2025.
make 21.4% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $25,216 as of 2025.
Life
have 24.1% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uruguay, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 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 11.9% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Uruguay, that number is 9.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 63.2% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.
Safety
be 15.6 times more likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Uruguay, that number is 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 80.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Uruguay, they kill 13.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 27.0% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Uruguay has 33.0 as of 2024.
use 28.4% less electricity
Portugal uses 5,294 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Uruguay uses 3,790 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 22.6% less CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Uruguay emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 60.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 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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