Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 85.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 4.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.
be 69.2% less likely to be obese
In Uganda, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.9% of people as of 2024.
live 0.9 years less
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 38.2% less spent on your healthcare
Uganda spends $139 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ethiopia spends $86 as of 2023.
have 25.1% fewer doctors per person
Uganda has 1.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Ethiopia has 1.4 as of 2023.
have 28.6% less access to essential health services
Uganda scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ethiopia scores 35 as of 2021.
be 10.4% more likely to die by suicide
Uganda has a suicide rate of 5.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ethiopia, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 20.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Uganda, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uganda, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2021.
make 22.7% less money
Uganda has a GDP per capita of $1,206 as of 2025, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $933 as of 2025.
Life
be 21.5% less likely to be literate
In Uganda, the literacy rate is 77.0% as of 2024. In Ethiopia, it is 60.5% as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 8.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ethiopia, about 21.9% do as of 2024.
be 11.8% less 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 Ethiopia, that number is 56% of people on average (83% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.2% less on education
Uganda spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Ethiopia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 34.0% less on healthcare
Uganda spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 10.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Uganda, road accidents kill 16.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ethiopia, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.8 times more home broadband
Uganda has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ethiopia has 0.6 as of 2024.
use 18.1% more electricity
Uganda uses 95 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ethiopia uses 113 kWh as of 2023.
live with 5.5 times more strain on fresh water
Uganda withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ethiopia withdraws 32% as of 2022.
Environment
be 23.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Uganda, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ethiopia, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.
emit 11.8% less CO2
Uganda emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ethiopia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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