Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 54.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Japan, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

live 15.9 years less

In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 23.3% more likely to be obese

In Japan, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 28.5% lower top tax rate

Japan has a top tax rate of 56.0% as of 2016. In Uganda, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

make 94.7% less money

Japan has a GDP per capita of $41,400 as of 2019, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Japan, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Uganda, that number is 9.4% as of 2014.

be 32.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Japan, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Uganda, however, that number is 21.4% as of 2017.

Life

have 5.9 times more children

In Japan, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uganda, there are 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 75.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Japan, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uganda, 375.0 women do as of 2017.

be 16.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Japan, approximately 1.9 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.

Basic Needs

be 71.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Japan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Uganda, 29% of the population do as of 2019.

be 77.8% less likely to have internet access

In Japan, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uganda, about 20.0% do as of 2020.

be 16.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Japan, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Uganda, 83% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 64.5% less on healthcare

Japan spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uganda, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Uganda Revenue Authority, National Tax Agency Japan.

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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