Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years longer
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 36.4% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 35.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2024.
see 28.6% more spent on your healthcare
Uruguay spends $3,135 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Israel spends $4,033 as of 2023.
be 82.3% less likely to die by suicide
Uruguay has a suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Israel, it is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 18.8% fewer doctors per person
Uruguay has 46.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Israel has 38.0 as of 2023.
Economy
be 53.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Israel, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 2.4 times more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $25,216 as of 2025, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $60,337 as of 2025.
Life
be 86.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Israel, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 56.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 6.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Israel, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.
have 89.8% more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.3% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 24.6% more on education
Uruguay spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Israel spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 58.6% less coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
Safety
be 85.5% less likely to be murdered
Uruguay has a homicide rate of 11.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 67.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Uruguay, road accidents kill 13.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Israel, they kill 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 89.6% more electricity
Uruguay uses 3,790 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Israel uses 7,186 kWh as of 2024.
find 11.7% less home broadband
Uruguay has 33.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Israel has 29.2 as of 2024.
live with 11.0 times more strain on fresh water
Uruguay withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Israel withdraws 132% as of 2021.
Environment
emit 2.2 times more CO2
Uruguay emits 2.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Israel emits 5.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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