Argentina vs Uruguay
Argentina vs Uruguay: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 98.4% in Argentina and 100% in Uruguay, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Uruguay, by 1.6 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Argentina.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Uruguay has been higher since 2024.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Argentina | Uruguay | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.4 | 100 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 100 | 100 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 100 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 100 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 100 | 100 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 100 | 99.9 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 100 | 99.8 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 100 | 99.8 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 99.9 | 99.7 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 100 | 99.7 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 99.3 | 99.6 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 99.1 | 99.6 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 99 | 99.2 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 98.8 | 99.3 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 97.8 | 99.1 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 97.5 | 98.8 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 97.2 | 98.7 | 82 |
| 2006 | 97 | 98.5 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 96.7 | 98 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 96.5 | 98 | 80 |
| 2003 | 96.3 | 97.9 | 80 |
| 2002 | 96.1 | 97.8 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 95.5 | 97.7 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 95.7 | 97.6 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 95.1 | 97.4 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 94.8 | 97.2 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 94.5 | 97.1 | – |
| 1996 | 94.2 | 95.9 | – |
| 1995 | 93.8 | 96.7 | – |
| 1994 | 93.5 | 96.5 | – |
| 1993 | 93.2 | 96.4 | – |
| 1992 | 92.8 | 96.2 | – |
| 1991 | 92.5 | – | – |
| 1990 | 92.2 | – | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs Uruguay
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Uruguay: 78.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Uruguay: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uruguay: 5.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Uruguay: 3.62% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Uruguay: 16.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Uruguay: 3.39 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Uruguay: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Uruguay: 1.41 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Uruguay: 95.7% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Uruguay: 35.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Uruguay: 15.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Uruguay: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Uruguay: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Uruguay: $1.91B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Uruguay: $577 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Uruguay: 7.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Uruguay: 22,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Uruguay: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Uruguay: 1.32% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Uruguay: 1 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Uruguay: 1 million TIV in 2000