Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uganda instead of Burma, you would:
Health
be 9.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Burma, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.
live 1.0 years less
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Uganda, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 13.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Uganda, however, that number is 21.4% as of 2017.
make 51.1% less money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2020, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Uganda, that number is 9.4% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uganda, there are 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 250.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uganda, 375.0 women do as of 2017.
be 14.1% less likely to be literate
In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Uganda, it is 76.5% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 43.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Uganda, that number is 29% of people on average (66% in urban areas, and 17% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 42.9% less likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uganda, about 20.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.1% less on healthcare
Burma spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uganda, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 50.0% more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Uganda spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Uganda: At a glance
How big is Uganda compared to Burma? See an in-depth size comparison.