Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uruguay instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

Health

live 1.4 years longer

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Uruguay, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.

be 21.8% more likely to be obese

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 22.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uruguay, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 68.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Uruguay, that number is 7.6% as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 80.8% more on education

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Uruguay spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 74.1% more on healthcare

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uruguay, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 4.9 times more coastline

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a total of 135 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

Uruguay is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 175,015 sq km. Montevideo, founded by the Spanish in 1726 as a military stronghold, soon took advantage of its natural harbor to become an important commercial center. Claimed by Argentina but annexed by Brazil in 1821, Uruguay declared its independence four years later and secured its freedom in 1828 after a three-year struggle. The administrations of President Jose BATLLE in the early 20th century launched widespread political, social, and economic reforms that established a statist tradition. A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement named the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to cede control of the government to the military in 1973. By yearend, the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand its hold over the government. Civilian rule was not restored until 1985. In 2004, the left-of-center Frente Amplio Coalition won national elections that effectively ended 170 years of political control previously held by the Colorado and Blanco parties. Uruguay's political and labor conditions are among the freest on the continent.
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