Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uganda instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
be 39.8% less likely to be obese
In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
be 18.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Senegal, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.
live 1.0 years less
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 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.
Economy
be 80.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 48.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Uganda, that number is 9.4% as of 2014.
be 54.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Uganda, however, that number is 21.4% as of 2017.
make 33.3% less money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 47.4% more likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 51.9% as of 2017. In Uganda, it is 76.5% as of 2018.
have 29.9% more children
In Senegal, there are approximately 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uganda, there are 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 19.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 315.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uganda, 375.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 59.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 50% 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 53.5% less likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uganda, about 20.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.4% less on education
Senegal spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Uganda spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Uganda: At a glance
How big is Uganda compared to Senegal? See an in-depth size comparison.