Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 62.7% less likely to be obese

In Tajikistan, 14.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

be 27.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tajikistan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

Economy

be 18.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Tajikistan, 26.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Uganda, however, that number is 21.4% as of 2017.

make 40.5% less money

Tajikistan has a GDP per capita of $3,700 as of 2020, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tajikistan, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 9.4% as of 2014.

pay a 3.1 times higher top tax rate

Tajikistan has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Uganda, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 97.5% more children

In Tajikistan, there are approximately 20.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uganda, there are 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 22.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Tajikistan, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uganda, 375.0 women do as of 2017.

be 23.3% less likely to be literate

In Tajikistan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Uganda, it is 76.5% as of 2018.

Basic Needs

be 71.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Tajikistan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Uganda, 29% of the population do as of 2019.

be 34.2% less likely to have internet access

In Tajikistan, approximately 30.4% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Uganda, about 20.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 47.4% less on education

Tajikistan spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Uganda spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 46.5% less on healthcare

Tajikistan spends 7.1% 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: National Center of Legislation under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, The World Factbook, Uganda Revenue Authority.

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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