Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Iran, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 42.6% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Iran, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2020.
be 55.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Iran, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2007.
Life
have 20.1% more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iran, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 13.5% less likely to be literate
In Uruguay, the literacy rate is 98.8% as of 2019. In Iran, it is 85.5% as of 2016.
be 78.6% more 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 Iran, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 21.3% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 28.7% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Iran, that number is 2,440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
How big is Iran compared to Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.