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Uruguay

Latin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeCapital: Montevideo283,638 observations

Population

3.38M

world rank #133 / 217

GDP

85.35B

world rank #83 / 186

GDP / capita

32,741.6

world rank #57 / 185

Life expectancy

78.3

world rank #65 / 217

Governance

576 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile78.8#19 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile64.8#54 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile87.7#9 Rule of Law0-100 percentile73.3#42

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Economy

1,959 indicators

GDPcurrent US$85.35B#83 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $32,741.6#57 GDP growth%1.8%#140 Inflation%4.7%#128

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Trade

126 indicators

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Health

1,522 indicators

Life expectancyyears78.3#65 Infant mortalityper 1k births6.2#31 Maternal mortalityper 100k15#15 Health spending% GDP9%#44

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,835 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross119.1%#13 Education spending% GDP4.8%#35 Adult literacy%98.9%#2 Primary enrollment% gross104.5%#43

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Demography

433 indicators

Populationpeople3.38M#133 Population growth%-0.06%#173 Urban population%95.7%#6 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.4#167

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

283 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%57.8%#38 Forest area% land12%#152 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita3,789.8#59

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Energy

211 indicators

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Environment

364 indicators

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Agriculture

319 indicators

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Technology

147 indicators

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Society

3,457 indicators

Gini indexindex40#12 Extreme poverty% pop0.2%#2 Internet users% pop92%#45 Homicide rateper 100k11.2#65

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Risk

354 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.5#14 Hazard & exposure0-101.7#12 Vulnerability0-103.1#20

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Other

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