Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uganda instead of Zimbabwe, you would:

Health

be 54.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Zimbabwe, 11.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

live 5.6 years longer

In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Uganda, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 65.8% less likely to be obese

In Zimbabwe, 15.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 16.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Zimbabwe, 11.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Uganda, that number is 9.4% as of 2014.

be 44.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Zimbabwe, 38.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Uganda, however, that number is 21.4% as of 2017.

pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate

Zimbabwe has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Uganda, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

make 18.5% less money

Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

Life

be 18.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Zimbabwe, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uganda, 375.0 women do as of 2017.

have 23.8% more children

In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 33.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uganda, there are 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 11.6% less likely to be literate

In Zimbabwe, the literacy rate is 86.5% as of 2015. In Uganda, it is 76.5% as of 2018.

Basic Needs

be 45.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Zimbabwe, approximately 53% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Uganda, that number is 29% of people on average (66% in urban areas, and 17% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 31.0% less likely to have internet access

In Zimbabwe, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uganda, about 20.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 16.7% less on education

Zimbabwe spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Uganda spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 50.6% less on healthcare

Zimbabwe spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uganda, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Uganda Revenue Authority, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority.

Uganda: At a glance

Uganda is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 197,100 sq km. The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. These differences prevented the establishment of a working political community after independence was achieved in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has brought relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. A constitutional referendum in 2005 cancelled a 19-year ban on multi-party politics.
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