Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 24.0% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 64.8% more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2020.
be 35.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Estonia, that number is 4.9% as of 2019.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Estonia, however, that number is 21.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 47.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Estonia, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 58.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 31.2% fewer children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.7% more likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 28.7% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 10.6% more on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 5.7 times more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva.
Estonia: At a glance
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