If you lived in Uganda instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:

Health

be 72.6% less likely to be obese

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 34.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Uganda, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2024.

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be 6.1 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 0.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Uganda, that number is 4.9% of people as of 2024.

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live 2.9 years less

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Uganda, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 84.7% less spent on your healthcare

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends $908 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Uganda spends $139 as of 2023.

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have 29.0% less access to essential health services

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines scores 69 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Uganda scores 49 as of 2021.

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be 13.4 times more likely to die by suicide

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a suicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Uganda, it is 5.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 84.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Uganda, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.

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make 90.4% less money

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $12,562 as of 2025, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $1,206 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.9 times more children

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 34.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 56.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Uganda, 170.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 10.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Uganda, on the other hand, 35.9 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 48.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Uganda, that number is 52% of people on average (76% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 88.3% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 76.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Uganda, about 8.9% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 60.4% less on education

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Uganda spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Safety

be 82.5% less likely to be murdered

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a homicide rate of 51.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Uganda, that number is 9.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 3.3 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, road accidents kill 4.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Uganda, they kill 16.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 26.2% less strain on fresh water

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Uganda withdraws 6% as of 2022.

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find 99.3% less home broadband

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 29.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Uganda has 0.2 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 87.0% less CO2

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Uganda emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, air pollution causes 25.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Uganda, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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