Quality of life comparison

be 54.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sri Lanka, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

live 8.5 years less

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 52.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Uganda, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.

make 81.1% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,200 as of 2022, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2022.

be 42.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate

Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Uganda, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

have 2.7 times more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 9.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

be 14.4% less likely to be literate

In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Uganda, it is 79.0% as of 2021.

be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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.

be 54.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Sri Lanka, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% 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 85.1% less likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sri Lanka, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 91% 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.

spend 42.1% more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Uganda spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.