Italy vs Uruguay: Prosperity gap
Italy
1.37
in 2023
Uruguay
1.39
in 2024
Italy rank
85th
Uruguay rank
84th
Prosperity gap over time
- Italy
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.39 against 1.37 in Italy, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Uruguay ahead.
Italy ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 84th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.23 | 2.11 | 0.8805 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.76 | 1.47 | 0.2898 | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.32 | 1.49 | 0.1693 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Italy or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.39 against 1.37 in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Italy and Uruguay?
- 0.02, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uruguay?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Uruguay rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Italy ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 84th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.