If you lived in Uganda instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

Health

live 1.9 years longer

In Sao Tome and Principe, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 57.3% less likely to be obese

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

be 18.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sao Tome and Principe, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

Economy

be 79.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Sao Tome and Principe, 14.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Uganda, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.

be 63.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sao Tome and Principe, 55.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

make 32.4% less money

Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2022, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2022.

Life

be 31.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 44.4 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.

have 48.3% more children

In Sao Tome and Principe, there are approximately 26.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 94.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 146.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

be 16.7% less likely to be literate

In Sao Tome and Principe, the literacy rate is 94.8% as of 2021. In Uganda, it is 79.0% as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 42.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 78% of people have electricity access (80% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Uganda, that number is 45% of people on average (72% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 80.4% less likely to have internet access

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

be 15.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 94% 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 46.0% less on education

Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Uganda spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 18.4% less on healthcare

Sao Tome and Principe spends 4.9% 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

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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