Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 81.4% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
live 0.9 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 36.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 53.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 42.1% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 59.3% less likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 55.3% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 56.4% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.0 times more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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