International rankings of Uruguay

The following are international rankings of  Uruguay.


Steaming yerba mate infusion in its customary gourd, the Uruguayan national drink

Demographics

Economy

Education

Energy

Environment

Geography

Relief map of Uruguay
  • Area ranked 89 out of 195 countries with 175,015 sq km

Globalization

Government

Uruguay's president Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou.

Health

Military

Politics

Religion

Uruguay's oldest church in San Carlos, Maldonado

Society

Technology

Tourism

Transport


Latin America comparative index

Index (Year)Author / Editor / SourceYear of
publication
Countries
sampled
World
Ranking[n 1]
Ranking
L.A.[n 2]
Human Poverty, HPI-1 (2005)[n 3]United Nations (UNDP)[3]2007–081082nd1st
Poverty below $2 a day (1990–2005)[n 4]United Nations (UNDP)[4]2007–08713rd2nd
Global Peace (2009)The Economist[5]200814021st2nd
Corruption Perception (2008)[n 5]Transparency International[6]200818023rd1st
Democracy (2006)The Economist[7]200716723rd2nd
Prosperity Index (2008)Legatum Institute[8]200810436th3rd
Press Freedom (2007)Reporters Without Borders[9]200716937th2nd
Economic Freedom (2008)The Wall Street Journal[10]200815738th3rd
Human Development (2005)United Nations (UNDP)[11]2007–0817746th3rd
Quality-of-life (2005)The Economist[12]200711146th6th
Travel and Tourism Competitiveness (2008)World Economic Forum[13]200813063rd7th
Global Competitiveness (2009–2010)World Economic Forum[14]2009–1013165th6th
Income inequality (1989–2007)[n 6]United Nations (UNDP)[15]2007–200812688th2nd


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

CO2 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 / SourceYear of
publication
Countries
sampled
World
Ranking[n 1]
Ranking
L.A.[n 2]
Global Peace (2009)The Economist[16]200814021st2nd
Corruption Perception (2008)[n 3]Transparency International[17]200818023rd1st
Democracy (2006)The Economist[18]200716723rd2nd
Prosperity Index (2008)Legatum Institute[19]200810436th3rd
Press Freedom (2007)Reporters Without Borders[20]200716937th2nd
Economic Freedom (2008)The Wall Street Journal[21]200815738th3rd
Networked Readiness Index (2010–2011)
(Global Information Technology Report)
World Economic Forum[22]201113845th2nd
Human Development (2005)United Nations (UNDP)[23]2007–0817746th3rd
Quality-of-life (2005)The Economist[24]200711146th6th
Travel and Tourism Competitiveness (2008)World Economic Forum[25]200813063rd7th
Global Competitiveness (2009–2010)World Economic Forum[26]2009–1013165th6th
Income inequality (1989–2007)[n 4]United Nations (UNDP)[27]2007–200812688th2nd

See also

References