Quality of life comparison

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.

be 49.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Bhutan, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uganda, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

make 80.0% less money

Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $14,000 as of 2022, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

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.

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.

be 52.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Bhutan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Uganda, 47% of the population do as of 2022.

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.

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.