Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 81.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 4.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
see 11.7% more spent on your healthcare
Uganda spends $139 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Djibouti spends $155 as of 2023.
have 10.5% more doctors per person
Uganda has 1.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Djibouti has 2.1 as of 2022.
live 2.3 years less
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
be 23.0% more likely to be obese
In Uganda, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 11.7% of people as of 2024.
have 10.2% less access to essential health services
Uganda scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Djibouti scores 44 as of 2021.
be 44.7% more likely to die by suicide
Uganda has a suicide rate of 5.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Djibouti, it is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Uganda has a GDP per capita of $1,206 as of 2025, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $3,906 as of 2025.
be 9.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Uganda, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Djibouti, that number is 26.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 19.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 35.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Djibouti, on the other hand, 43.0 children do as of 2024.
have 39.2% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 34.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Djibouti, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Uganda, approximately 52% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 65% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 7.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 8.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Djibouti, about 65.3% do as of 2024.
be 26.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Uganda, approximately 63% of people have access to drinking water (80% in urban areas, and 57% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 80% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 46.2% less on healthcare
Uganda spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 45.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Uganda, road accidents kill 16.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Djibouti, they kill 23.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 7.0 times more home broadband
Uganda has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Djibouti has 1.5 as of 2023.
Environment
emit 4.5 times more CO2
Uganda emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Djibouti emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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