Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uganda instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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 88.5% less likely to be obese
In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 69.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Uganda, that number is 9.4% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uganda, there are 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 92.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uganda, 375.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 71.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kiribati, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 29% of people on average (66% in urban areas, and 17% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 47.4% less likely to have internet access
In Kiribati, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uganda, about 20.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 75.8% less on education
Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Uganda spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 63.1% less on healthcare
Kiribati spends 10.3% 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: At a glance
How big is Uganda compared to Kiribati? See an in-depth size comparison.