If you lived in Uganda instead of Haiti, you would:

Health

live 3.0 years longer

In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 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 76.7% less likely to be obese

In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

Economy

be 76.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Haiti, 40.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Uganda, that number is 9.4% as of 2014.

be 63.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Uganda, however, that number is 21.4% as of 2017.

make 21.4% less money

Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

Life

be 21.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Haiti, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uganda, 375.0 women do as of 2017.

be 24.0% more likely to be literate

In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Uganda, it is 76.5% as of 2018.

be 23.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Haiti, approximately 40.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Uganda, on the other hand, 30.4 children do as of 2022.

have 93.8% more children

In Haiti, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uganda, there are 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 25.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Haiti, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 12% 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 Haiti, 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

Haiti 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 76.5% more on education

Haiti spends 1.7% 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.

Uganda: At a glance

Uganda is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 197,100 sq km. The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. These differences prevented the establishment of a working political community after independence was achieved in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has brought relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. A constitutional referendum in 2005 cancelled a 19-year ban on multi-party politics.
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