The following are international rankings of .
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
Globalization
Government
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 25Global Peace Index Rankings , Vision of Humanity Military expenditures as a percentage of GDP ranked 104CIA World Factbook
Politics
Religion
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
Tourism
Transport
Latin America comparative index Index (Year)Author / Editor / Source Year ofpublication Countriessampled World RankingWorldwide ranking among countries evaluated. RankingL.A.Ranking among the 20 Latin American countries (Puerto Rico is not included).Human Poverty, HPI-1 (2005)Ranking among 108 developing countries with available data only. United Nations (UNDP) page 240 2007–08 108 2nd 1st Poverty below $2 a day (1990–2005)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 United Nations (UNDP) page 238–240 2007–08 71 3rd 2ndGlobal Peace (2009) The Economist 2008 140 21st 2ndCorruption Perception (2008)The 2008 CPI for Uruguay is equal to that of Chile, therefore both countries are tied in first place for Latin America. Transparency International 2008 180 23rd 1stDemocracy (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 2ndEconomic Freedom (2008) The Wall Street Journal 2008 157 38th 3rdHuman Development (2005) United Nations (UNDP) 2007–08 177 46th 3rdQuality-of-life (2005) The Economist 2007 111 46th 6thTravel and Tourism Competitiveness (2008) World Economic Forum 2008 130 63rd 7thGlobal Competitiveness (2009–2010) World Economic Forum 2009–10 131 65th 6thIncome inequality (1989–2007)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 United Nations (UNDP) 2007–2008 126 88th 2nd
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 ofpublicationCountriessampledWorld RankingWorldwide ranking among countries evaluated.RankingL.A.Ranking among the 20 Latin American countries (Puerto Rico is not included).Global Peace (2009) The Economist 2008 140 21st 2ndCorruption Perception (2008)The 2008 CPI for Uruguay is equal to that of Chile, therefore both countries are tied in first place for Latin America. Transparency International 2008 180 23rd 1stDemocracy (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 2ndEconomic Freedom (2008) The Wall Street Journal 2008 157 38th 3rdNetworked Readiness Index (2010–2011)(Global Information Technology Report) World Economic Forum 2011 138 45th 2ndHuman Development (2005) United Nations (UNDP) 2007–08 177 46th 3rdQuality-of-life (2005) The Economist 2007 111 46th 6thTravel and Tourism Competitiveness (2008) World Economic Forum 2008 130 63rd 7thGlobal Competitiveness (2009–2010) World Economic Forum 2009–10 131 65th 6thIncome inequality (1989–2007)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 United Nations (UNDP) 2007–2008 126 88th 2nd
See also
Lists of countries Lists by country List of international rankings
References