Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.0 years longer

In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 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 91.3% less likely to be obese

In Nauru, 61.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 59.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Nauru, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Uganda, that number is 9.4% as of 2014.

make 83.7% less money

Nauru has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2019, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

Life

have 94.0% more children

In Nauru, 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.

be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Nauru, approximately 7.8 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 70.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Nauru, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Uganda, that number is 29% of people on average (66% in urban areas, and 17% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 64.9% less likely to have internet access

In Nauru, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Uganda, about 20.0% do as of 2020.

be 16.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nauru, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Uganda, 83% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 61.2% less on healthcare

Nauru spends 9.8% 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

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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