Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 98.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Afghanistan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 15.3 years less
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Afghanistan, that number is 54 years (52 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Uganda has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Afghanistan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Uganda, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Afghanistan, that number is 23.9% as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uganda, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Afghanistan, however, that number is 54.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 70.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Uganda, approximately 375.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Afghanistan, 638.0 women do as of 2017.
be 51.2% less likely to be literate
In Uganda, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2018. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 30.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 104.9 children do as of 2022.
have 13.4% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Afghanistan, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Uganda, approximately 29% of people have electricity access (66% in urban areas, and 17% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Afghanistan, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 10.0% less likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Afghanistan, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.5 times more on healthcare
Uganda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Afghanistan, that number is 13.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Afghanistan Revenue Department, Uganda Revenue Authority.
Afghanistan: At a glance
How big is Afghanistan compared to Uganda? See an in-depth size comparison.