Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 64.3% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.
be 3.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Venezuela, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2015.
pay a 13.3% higher top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Venezuela, the top tax rate is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 35.9% more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Venezuela, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Venezuela, 125.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times 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 Venezuela, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.3% less likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Venezuela, about 72.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 72.3% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 42.6% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Venezuela, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.2 times more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
Venezuela: At a glance
How big is Venezuela compared to Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.