Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 90.4% less likely to be obese

In Palau, 55.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

live 5.7 years less

In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 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

be 14.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Palau, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Uganda, however, that number is 21.4% as of 2017.

make 87.5% less money

Palau has a GDP per capita of $17,600 as of 2019, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 5.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Uganda, that number is 9.4% as of 2014.

Life

have 3.6 times more children

In Palau, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uganda, there are 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 20.8% less likely to be literate

In Palau, the literacy rate is 96.6% as of 2015. In Uganda, it is 76.5% as of 2018.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Palau, approximately 11.3 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 Palau, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 44.4% less likely to have internet access

In Palau, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2016. In Uganda, about 20.0% do as of 2020.

be 16.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Palau, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 83% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 75.0% less on healthcare

Palau spends 15.2% 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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