5. Uruguay
Life expectancy: 77.2 years
GDP per capita: $21,500
Health expenditure: 8.6% of GDP
Education expenditure: 4.4% of GDP
Fifth place on our list of 12 best countries with birthright citizenship, Uruguay, has the largest middle class in America, which accounts for 60% of the population, the lowest level of poverty and a small income gap. Extreme poverty is almost eradicated while the percent of moderately poor residents have dropped from 33% in 2006 to 9.7% in 2015. At the same time, the country has well developed social security system.
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