Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 9.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Burma, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

live 1.0 years less

In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 18.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

make 47.2% less money

Burma has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2023, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 58.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.3% less likely to be literate

In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Uganda, it is 79.0% as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 36.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Burma, approximately 74% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Uganda, that number is 47% of people on average (72% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 77.3% less likely to have internet access

In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 35.0% more on education

Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. 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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