Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Washington instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 11.0% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 35.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Washington, that number is 31.1% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 29.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Washington, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
be 45.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 17.3% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Washington, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2023.
make 3.5 times more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $25,216 as of 2025, while in Washington, the GDP per capita is $87,768 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
