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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#19Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile64.8#54Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile87.7#9Rule of Law0-100 percentile73.3#42
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,957 indicators
GDPcurrent US$85.35B#83GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $32,741.6#57GDP growth%1.8%#140Inflation%4.7%#128
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

128 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$11.23B#99Merchandise importscurrent US$12.95B#107Exports of goods & services% GDP27.1%#92Imports of goods & services% GDP22.6%#116
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,522 indicators
Life expectancyyears78.3#65Infant mortalityper 1k births6.2#31Maternal mortalityper 100k15#15Health 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%#13Education spending% GDP4.8%#35Adult literacy%98.9%#2Primary enrollment% gross104.5%#43
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

433 indicators
Populationpeople3.38M#133Population growth%-0.06%#173Urban population%95.7%#6Fertility ratebirths/woman1.4#167
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

283 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%57.8%#38Forest area% land12%#152Electric power consumptionkWh per capita3,789.8#59
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

211 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop99.3%#7Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.1,771.5#63Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

364 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area3.1%#151Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources4.9%#73Capture fisheries productiontonnes48,354.9#104
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

319 indicators
Agricultural land% land area81.4%#4Cereal yieldkg per hectare5,057.7#17Aquaculture productiontonnes55.4#161Food production index2014-16 = 10097.8#153
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

147 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people145.5#28Secure internet serversper 1M people4,640.7#77Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people35.6#16
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

3,457 indicators
Gini indexindex40#12Extreme poverty% pop0.2%#2Internet users% pop92%#45Homicide rateper 100k11.2#65
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

354 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-102.5#14Hazard & exposure0-101.7#12Vulnerability0-103.1#20
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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