Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gambia instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.
live 1.4 years less
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 94.3% more likely to be obese
In Uganda, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uganda, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.
Life
be 59.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Uganda, approximately 375.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gambia, 597.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.6% less likely to be literate
In Uganda, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2018. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.
be 22.1% 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.
have 29.7% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 69.0% 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 Gambia, that number is 49% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 85.0% more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gambia, about 37.0% do as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gambia: At a glance
How big is Gambia compared to Uganda? See an in-depth size comparison.