Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 36.9% less likely to be obese

In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

be 2.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

live 2.4 years less

In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 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 61.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Uganda, however, that number is 21.4% as of 2017.

be 36.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 9.4% as of 2014.

Life

be 15.0% more likely to be literate

In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Uganda, it is 76.5% as of 2018.

be 26.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Togo, approximately 41.2 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.

have 28.5% more children

In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uganda, there are 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 11.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Togo, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (94% in urban areas, and 60% 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.

be 32.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Togo, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 19% 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 16.7% less likely to have internet access

In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uganda, about 20.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 40.0% less on education

Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Uganda spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 33.3% less on healthcare

Togo spends 5.7% 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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