Reference Data in Uruguay

3,894 indicators covering reference data for Uruguay.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco 19.3% 2024 down 19.6% 84th
Share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in 15.7% 2017 up 178.6% 7th
Share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in 23.1% 2017 up 145.0% 4th
Account, female 73.3% 2024 up 77.6% 60th
Account, male 74.2% 2024 up 46.8% 66th
Account, young 62.4% 2024 up 111.5% 60th
Account, older 76.0% 2024 up 53.4% 63rd
Government transparency 0.6164 2010 down 82.5% 67th
Resolving insolvency: Time 1.8 years 2019 down 14.3% 116th
Account, primary education or less 60.5% 2024 up 84.0% 56th
Account, secondary education or more 86.3% 2024 up 62.9% 55th
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: iron ore 1.52 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 29.7% 36th
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: iron ore 5.21 million real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 28.1% 37th
Bank or similar financial institution account, women 73.3% 2024 up 77.6% 56th
Bank or similar financial institution account, men 74.2% 2024 up 48.3% 58th
Account, income, poorest 40% 62.9% 2024 up 89.2% 63rd
Account, income, richest 60% 81.0% 2024 up 50.5% 62nd
Share of adults with an account at a financial institution 73.7% 2024 up 61.8% 61st
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted 1.4% 2018 unchanged 87th
Mean vs. median income or consumption 35.21 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 0.4% 38th
Income or consumption of the poorest and richest 10% 10.41 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 3.1% 43rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day 0.0% 2024 up 68.3% 81st
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day 0.5% 2024 down 23.2% 93rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day 9.1% 2024 down 7.0% 78th
Income or consumption of the poorest 10% vs. mean income 10.41 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 3.1% 43rd
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ 26.84 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 0.0% 39th
Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile 312.44 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 3.1% 43rd
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP 13.4% 2018 up 56.9% 71st
Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking 98.0% 2016 up 0.9% 51st
Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in secondary public 98.0% 2018 up 5.3% 18th
Unemployment rate,Percent 7.5% 2025 down 0.9% 16th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted 6.9% 2018 down 41.5% 83rd
Stunting vs. GDP per capita 6.9% 2018 down 41.5% 83rd
Share of children who are stunted vs. improved sanitation facilities 6.9% 2018 down 41.5% 83rd
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight 1.8% 2018 down 53.8% 89th
Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public 96.4% 2018 up 1.0% 42nd
Human trafficking victims 8 number 2024 down 94.2% 122nd
People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region 69,510 people 2016 down 27.2% 134th
Account, out of labor force 61.5% 2024 up 64.6% 58th
Account, in labor force 82.0% 2024 up 53.2% 59th
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who 39.8% 2017 up 4.1% 34th
International tourist departures 93,000 departures 2021 down 93.9% 97th
Mountain Green Cover Index 94.4% 2021 down 0.9% 99th
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 2,897 2018 up 143.0% 52nd
Enforcing contracts: Filing and service 35 days 2019 down 53.3% 87th
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of 25.4% 2017 up 37.7% 64th
Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight 4,080 underweight children 2018 down 56.7% 96th
Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2024 — 22nd
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in secondary public 92.0% 2018 up 6.2% 6th
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ 5,414 2017 up 110.6% 46th
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food 18.7% 2023 up 0.3% 66th
Food expenditure per person 2,776 current US$ 2023 up 26.9% 26th
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person 18.7% 2023 up 0.3% 66th
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 13.0% 2022 up 10.0% 57th
Cumulative number of objects launched into space 53 objects 2025 up 5,200.0% 16th
Annual number of objects launched into space 4 objects 2025 up 300.0% 23rd
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - F-gases 73.86 2015 up 23.6% 69th
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in secondary public 2.0% 2018 down 71.5% 99th
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public 82.9% 2018 up 7.1% 28th
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in public institutions 3.7% 2018 down 36.4% 89th