Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uganda instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
be 10.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cambodia, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.
live 1.7 years less
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Uganda, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
be 35.9% more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 47.6% less money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 31.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Uganda, that number is 9.4% as of 2014.
be 29.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Uganda, however, that number is 21.4% as of 2017.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Uganda, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uganda, there are 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 160.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uganda, 375.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 61.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 75% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 67% 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 39.4% less likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Uganda, about 20.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.7% less on healthcare
Cambodia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uganda, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 36.4% more on education
Cambodia spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. 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, General Department of Taxation, Uganda Revenue Authority.
Uganda: At a glance
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