Americas vs Uruguay: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age
Americas
2.1%
in 2025
Uruguay
0.1%
in 2023
Americas rank
24th
Uruguay rank
27th
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age over time
- Americas
- Uruguay
How they compare
Americas currently reports 2.1% against 0.1% in Uruguay, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Americas's figure about 21.2 times Uruguay's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 32 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 0.1% | 4.4% | Americas |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 0.1% | 2.7% | Americas |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 0.1% | 2.6% | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age, Americas or Uruguay?
- Americas, at 2.1% against 0.1% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age between Americas and Uruguay?
- 2.0%, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Uruguay?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Americas and Uruguay rank globally for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Americas ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.