If you lived in Uganda instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

be 54.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sri Lanka, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

live 8.5 years less

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 82.4% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 94.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Uganda, that number is 9.4% as of 2014.

be 5.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Uganda, however, that number is 21.4% as of 2017.

pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate

Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Uganda, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 3.0 times more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uganda, there are 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 10.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uganda, 375.0 women do as of 2017.

be 17.1% less likely to be literate

In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Uganda, it is 76.5% as of 2018.

be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 Sri Lanka, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% 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% less likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uganda, about 20.0% do as of 2020.

be 10.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sri Lanka, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 91% 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 42.9% more on education

Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. 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 Revenue Authority, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.

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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