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

Health

be 73.4% less likely to be obese

In Ecuador, 19.9% 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 Ecuador, 0.3% 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 Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 21.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Ecuador, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Uganda, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.

be 19.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

make 78.9% less money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2022, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2022.

pay a 14.3% higher top tax rate

Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Uganda, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.9% less likely to be literate

In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 93.9% as of 2022. In Uganda, it is 79.0% as of 2021.

be 68.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 Ecuador, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% 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 86.8% less likely to have internet access

In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

be 12.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Ecuador, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 87% 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 27.0% less on education

Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Uganda spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 52.9% less on healthcare

Ecuador spends 8.5% 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, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador, Uganda 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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