Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 17.2% less likely to be obese

In Bhutan, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

be 27.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bhutan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

live 3.4 years less

In Bhutan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 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 50.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Bhutan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Uganda, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.

make 80.2% less money

Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $11,600 as of 2021, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2022.

be 63.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bhutan, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

Life

be 11.4% more likely to be literate

In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 70.9% as of 2021. In Uganda, it is 79.0% as of 2021.

have 2.6 times more children

In Bhutan, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bhutan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

be 12.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Bhutan, approximately 27.0 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 Bhutan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Uganda, 45% of the population do as of 2021.

be 88.4% less likely to have internet access

In Bhutan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

be 16.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Bhutan, 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 61.4% less on education

Bhutan spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Uganda spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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