Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Uruguay instead of Saint Martin, you would:

Health

live 2.1 years less

In Saint Martin, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Uruguay, that number is 78 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 34.8% fewer children

In Saint Martin, there are approximately 15.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uruguay, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 89.7% more likely to have internet access

In Saint Martin, approximately 48.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Uruguay, about 92.0% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 11.2 times more coastline

Saint Martin has a total of 59 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.

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Sources: World Bank (2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Saint Martin is about 3,239 times smaller than Uruguay.
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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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