Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uganda instead of United States, you would:
Health
be 85.4% less likely to be obese
In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 11.6 years less
In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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 19.5% less likely to be unemployed
In United States, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Uganda, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.
make 96.4% less money
United States has a GDP per capita of $64,600 as of 2022, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2022.
be 34.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.
Life
have 3.2 times more children
In United States, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 13.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In United States, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In United States, approximately 5.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 54.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In United States, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Uganda, 45% of the population do as of 2021.
be 89.1% less likely to have internet access
In United States, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.
be 16.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In United States, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.
Expenditures
spend 55.7% less on education
United States spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Uganda spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 78.7% less on healthcare
United States spends 18.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Uganda: At a glance
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