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🇺🇾 Uruguay

Oriental Republic of Uruguay

URY UY $ Uruguayan peso (UYU)

Every statistic we track for Uruguay — 120 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$39,030

#62 of 191

Life expectancy

76.9 yrs

#52 of 188

Happiness score

6.63

#31 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.79

#13 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 73.7% #69/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 73.8% #68/139 2024
Bank Branches 8.6 #100/153 2024
Big Mac Price 8.8 #2/53 2026
Currency Valuation vs USD (Big Mac) 43.1% #2/53 2026
Current Account Balance -0.8% #77/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 72.3% #52/140 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 40.2 #72/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0.2% #46/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -3.8% #119/189 2026
Forbes Global 2000 Companies 1 #52/55 2023
GDP (current US$) 96.1 #81/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 135.8 #96/191 2026
GDP per Capita 27,608 #55/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 20,182 #60/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 39,030 #62/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 3.5% #63/184 2019
Government Debt 66.8% #57/185 2026
Income Inequality (Gini) 40.9 #13/57 2023
Income per Person 16,300 #59/183 2018
Income per Person 16,300 #59/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 4% #78/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 38.7 #48/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 52.6% #55/144 2017
Real GDP Growth 1.8% #150/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.1% #99/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 69,066,228,178 #97/165 2022
Unemployment Rate 8% #23/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 1.4 #178/217 2024
Median Age 36.7 #95/235 2026
Population 3.4 #134/229 2013
Population 3.5 #126/191 2026
Population Density 19.5 #203/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 126 #146/195 2025
Urban Population 95.6% #17/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 100% #125/214 2023
Internet Users 92% #47/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 139.8 #36/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 33.2% #41/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 6.1 #83/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 0.7 #144/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 8.9% #47/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 42.4% #54/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 5.5 #138/191 2023
Life Expectancy 76.9 #52/188 2013
Life Expectancy 77.4 #45/186 2020
Suicide Rate 22 #7/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 20.3% #81/167 2022
Undernourishment 2.5% #165/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 85 #18/195 2023

🎓 Education

Adult Literacy 98.9% #5/31 2023
Education Spending (QoG) 4.8% #34/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 8.8 #89/146 2020
PISA Mathematics Score 409 #54/79 2022
PISA Reading Score 430 #43/79 2022
PISA Science Score 435 #45/79 2022

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 2.6 #101/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 1,772 #63/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 98.9% #9/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.9 #16/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.9 #12/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) 1.5 #18/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 76 #14/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 76 #14/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.8 #10/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #25/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.9 #11/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #192/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 96 #16/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.9 #15/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.9 #41/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.7 #48/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 1 #16/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.8 #13/179 2025
Military Spending 2.3% #45/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #2/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.1 #160/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 67.7 #51/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.9 #24/179 2025
Satisfaction with Democracy (Latinobarómetro) 63% #1/17 2024
Support for Democracy (Latinobarómetro) 70% #2/17 2024
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 1.2 #22/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 68.7 #48/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 8.2 #63/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 13 #90/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 94.5% #13/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 52.3% #49/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 1.5 #83/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 33.1% #44/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 6.1% #73/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 2.5 #156/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 54.7 #60/141 2023
World Risk Index 5.2 #82/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 69% #72/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 6.6 #31/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 1.1 #23/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.7 #52/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #109/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.5 #86/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.2 #35/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.5 #24/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.9 #49/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 18.5% #18/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 74.9% #112/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 72.4% #93/143 2018
Individualism 36 #38/65 2010
Interpersonal Trust (Latinobarómetro) 20% #5/17 2024
Masculinity 38 #52/65 2010
Power Distance 61 #32/65 2010
Secular Values 0.4 #32/64 2022
Self-Expression Values 0.6 #9/64 2022
Signed a Petition 30.4% #26/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 10.7% #61/120 2017
Trust in government 5.1 #39/123 2017
Trust in parliament 4.9 #59/151 2017
Trust in political parties 4.2 #39/120 2017
Trust in Science 80.3% #45/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 69.8% #64/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 5.1 #71/153 2017
Uncertainty Avoidance 100 #4/65 2010

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.