Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 33.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

live 3.5 years less

In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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

make 46.7% more money

Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 53.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Uganda, that number is 9.4% as of 2014.

be 58.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Malawi, 51.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Uganda, however, that number is 21.4% as of 2017.

pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate

Malawi has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Uganda, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 23.2% more likely to be literate

In Malawi, the literacy rate is 62.1% as of 2015. In Uganda, it is 76.5% as of 2018.

have 46.5% more children

In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 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 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Malawi, approximately 13% of people have electricity access (55% in urban areas, and 5% 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% more likely to have internet access

In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Uganda, about 20.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 48.6% less on healthcare

Malawi spends 7.4% 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: Malawi Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Uganda Revenue Authority.

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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