Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indiana instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Indiana, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 92.5% more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $30,700 as of 2023, while in Indiana, the GDP per capita is $59,083 as of 2024.
be 67.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Indiana, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
be 17.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 9.9% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Indiana, however, that number is 11.6% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
