# International rankings of Uruguay

The following are international rankings of Uruguay.

## Demographics

* Population ranked 134 out 233 nations

## Economy

* Nominal GDP ranked 80 out of 216 economies
* GDP per capita – 60th highest, at I$11,969
* Income Equality, 0.449 (Gini Index)
* Unemployment rate – 112th, at 8.70%

## Education

* Literacy Rate – 51st, at 97.7%

## Energy

* Total electricity consumption ranked 88th highest consumption

## Environment

* Carbon dioxide emissions per capita ranked 125th highest emissions

## Geography

* Area ranked 89 out of 195 countries with 175,015 sq km

## Health

* Fertility rate- 140th most fertile, at 1.85 per woman
* Birth rate – 157th most births, at 13.91 per 1000 people
* Infant mortality – 128th most deaths, at 1 per 1000 live births
* Death rate – 84th highest death rate, at 9.16 per 1000 people
* Life Expectancy – 47th highest, at 76.4 years
* Suicide Rate – 24th highest suicide rate, at 15.1 for males and 6.4 for females per 100,000 people
* HIV/AIDS rate – 108th most cases, at 0.30%

## Military

* Global Peace Index 2009, ranked 25
* Military expenditures as a percentage of GDP ranked 104

## Society

* Smoking in Uruguay: first country in Latin America to establish an indoor smoking ban
* Human Development Index – 46th high, at 0.852

## Technology

* World Intellectual Property Organization: Global Innovation Index 2024, ranked 62 out of 133 countries

## Latin America comparative index

| Index (Year) | Author / Editor / Source | Year of publication | Countries sampled | World Ranking | Ranking L.A. |
| Human Poverty, HPI-1 (2005) | United Nations (UNDP) | 2007–08 | 108 | 2nd | 1st |
| Poverty below $2 a day (1990–2005) | United Nations (UNDP) | 2007–08 | 71 | 3rd | 2nd |
| Global Peace (2009) | The Economist | 2008 | 140 | 21st | 2nd |
| Corruption Perception (2008) | Transparency International | 2008 | 180 | 23rd | 1st |
| Democracy (2006) | The Economist | 2007 | 167 | 23rd | 2nd |
| Prosperity Index (2008) | Legatum Institute | 2008 | 104 | 36th | 3rd |
| Press Freedom (2007) | Reporters Without Borders | 2007 | 169 | 37th | 2nd |
| Economic Freedom (2008) | The Wall Street Journal | 2008 | 157 | 38th | 3rd |
| Human Development (2005) | United Nations (UNDP) | 2007–08 | 177 | 46th | 3rd |
| Quality-of-life (2005) | The Economist | 2007 | 111 | 46th | 6th |
| Travel and Tourism Competitiveness (2008) | World Economic Forum | 2008 | 130 | 63rd | 7th |
| Global Competitiveness (2009–2010) | World Economic Forum | 2009–10 | 131 | 65th | 6th |
| Income inequality (1989–2007) | United Nations (UNDP) | 2007–2008 | 126 | 88th | 2nd |
* ↑ Worldwide ranking among countries evaluated.
* ↑ Ranking among the 20 Latin American countries (Puerto Rico is not included).
* ↑ Ranking among 108 developing countries with available data only.
* ↑ Ranking among 71 developing countries with available data only. Countries in the sample surveyed between 1990 and 2005. Refers to population below income poverty line as defined by the World Bank's $2 per day indicator
* ↑ The 2008 CPI for Uruguay is equal to that of Chile, therefore both countries are tied in first place for Latin America.
* ↑ Because the Gini coefficient used for the ranking corresponds to different years depending on the country, and the underlying household surveys differ in method and in the type of data collected, the distribution data are not strictly comparable across countries. The ranking therefore is only a proxy for reference purposes, and though the source is the same, the sample is smaller than for the HDI

### Political and economic rankings

    GDP per capita – 60th highest, at I$11,969
    Human Development Index – 46th highest, at 0.852
    Income Equality, 0.449 (Gini Index)
    Literacy Rate – 51st, at 97.7%
    Unemployment rate – 112th, at 8.70%

### Health rankings

    Fertility rate- 140th most fertile, at 1.85 per woman
       Birth rate – 157th most births, at 13.91 per 1000 people
          Infant mortality – 128th most deaths, at 1 per 1000 live births
    Death rate – 84th highest death rate, at 9.16 per 1000 people
    Life Expectancy – 47th highest, at 76.4 years
       Suicide Rate – 24th highest suicide rate, at 15.1 for males and 6.4 for females per 100,000 people
    HIV/AIDS rate – 108th most cases, at 0.30%

### Other rankings

    CO$_2$ emissions – 125th highest emissions, at 1.65 tonnes per capita
    Electricity Consumption – 88th highest consumption of electricity, at 7,762,000,000 kWh
    Broadband Internet access – no data
    Global Peace Index – 25th highest peace rate in 2009

### Comparative ranking by index

| Index (Year) | Author / Editor / Source | Year of publication | Countries sampled | World Ranking | Ranking L.A. |
| Global Peace (2009) | The Economist | 2008 | 140 | 21st | 2nd |
| Corruption Perception (2008) | Transparency International | 2008 | 180 | 23rd | 1st |
| Democracy (2006) | The Economist | 2007 | 167 | 23rd | 2nd |
| Prosperity Index (2008) | Legatum Institute | 2008 | 104 | 36th | 3rd |
| Press Freedom (2007) | Reporters Without Borders | 2007 | 169 | 37th | 2nd |
| Economic Freedom (2008) | The Wall Street Journal | 2008 | 157 | 38th | 3rd |
| Networked Readiness Index (2010–2011) (Global Information Technology Report) | World Economic Forum | 2011 | 138 | 45th | 2nd |
| Human Development (2005) | United Nations (UNDP) | 2007–08 | 177 | 46th | 3rd |
| Quality-of-life (2005) | The Economist | 2007 | 111 | 46th | 6th |
| Travel and Tourism Competitiveness (2008) | World Economic Forum | 2008 | 130 | 63rd | 7th |
| Global Competitiveness (2009–2010) | World Economic Forum | 2009–10 | 131 | 65th | 6th |
| Income inequality (1989–2007) | United Nations (UNDP) | 2007–2008 | 126 | 88th | 2nd |
* ↑ Worldwide ranking among countries evaluated.
* ↑ Ranking among the 20 Latin American countries (Puerto Rico is not included).
* ↑ The 2008 CPI for Uruguay is equal to that of Chile, therefore both countries are tied in first place for Latin America.
* ↑ Because the Gini coefficient used for the ranking corresponds to different years depending on the country, and the underlying household surveys differ in method and in the type of data collected, the distribution data are not strictly comparable across countries. The ranking therefore is only a proxy for reference purposes, and though the source is the same, the sample is smaller than for the HDI