Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2020.
be 21.5% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2017, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $52,200 as of 2017.
be 63.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Iceland, that number is 2.8% as of 2017.
pay a 54.3% higher top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 76.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iceland, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 73.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 7.8 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Iceland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 45.0% more likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 68.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Iceland, about 99.0% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 53.1% more on education
Uruguay spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Iceland spends 7.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 7.5 times more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Directorate of Internal Revenue.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.