Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Minnesota instead of Uruguay, you would:
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $30,700 as of 2023, while in Minnesota, the GDP per capita is $68,478 as of 2024.
be 48.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Minnesota, that number is 4.3% as of 2025.
be 11.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 9.9% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Minnesota, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
