Compare Uruguay vs United States

Uruguay South America

United States North America

Key Statistics

Population

people

3.4M

134th

340.1M

3rd

GDP

gross domestic product, US$

$81.0B

83rd

$28.8T

1st

GDP per Capita

US$ per person

$23,907

66th

$84,534

12th

GNI per Capita (PPP)

international $

$34,170

69th

$85,980

10th

GDP Growth

annual %

3.1% 112th

2.8% 122nd

Surface Area

km²

176,220 km²

90th

9,831,510 km²

3rd

Population Density

people per km²

19.2 /km²

34.6 /km²

Fertility Rate

births per woman

1.4 177th

1.6 135th

Urban Population

% of population

95.6% 17th

80.1% 57th

Population 65+

% of population

16.0% 59th

17.9% 45th

Health

Life Expectancy

years at birth

78.1 yrs

64th

78.4 yrs

63rd

Infant Mortality

per 1,000 live births

5.5 57th

5.5 56th

Maternal Mortality

per 100,000 live births

15.0 61st

17.0 67th

Health Spending per Capita

US$

$2,076

40th

$13,473

1st

Health Spending

% of GDP

9.0% 44th

16.7% 3rd

Physicians

per 1,000 people

4.67

13th

3.68

39th

Hospital Beds

per 1,000 people

2.44

92nd

2.68

82nd

Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024

Population pyramid of Uruguay — **Uruguay**

Population pyramid of United States — **United States**

Economy & Environment

Unemployment Rate

% of labour force

8.2% 135th

4.0% 71st

GHG Emissions

tons per capita

9.97 151st

17.74 175th

Agriculture

% of GDP

6.4%

1.0%

Industry

% of GDP

16.8%

17.9%

Services

% of GDP

65.3%

77.6%

Exports

% of GDP

28.8%

11.1%

Imports

% of GDP

23.7%

14.3%

Education & Society

Literacy Rate

% of adults

98.9% 28th

N/A

Education Spending

% of GDP

4.8% 71st

5.4% 44th

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality

40.0 124th

41.8 134th

Poverty Rate

at $2.15/day

0.2% 35th

1.2% 68th

Homicide Rate

per 100,000 people

11.2 160th

5.8 134th

Women in Parliament

% of seats

28.3% 79th

28.7% 76th

Female Labor Participation

% of female population

57.3% 64th

56.6% 73rd

Military Spending

% of GDP

2.3% 49th

3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Internet Users

% of population

92.0%

48th

93.1%

42nd

Mobile Subscriptions

per 100 people

141.7 37th

112.4 111th

Access to Electricity

% of population

100.0%

125th

100.0%

124th

Access to Water

% of population

99.6%

62nd

100.0%

44th

Access to Sanitation

% of population

99.2%

49th

99.6%

34th

Renewable Energy

% of consumption

57.8% 41st

10.9% 143rd

Forest Area

% of land area

12.0% 152nd

33.9% 96th

Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.

GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services

Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP

Population Over Time1960 – 2024

GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$

Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024

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