Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 14.5% less likely to be obese

In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

live 7.1 years less

In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 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 39.4% less likely to be unemployed

In China, 4.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uganda, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

pay a 11.1% lower top tax rate

China has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Uganda, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

make 87.3% less money

China has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2023, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

Life

have 3.9 times more children

In China, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 12.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

be 18.4% less likely to be literate

In China, the literacy rate is 96.8% as of 2018. In Uganda, it is 79.0% as of 2021.

be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In China, approximately 6.8 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 52.9% less likely to have access to electricity

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

be 86.3% less likely to have internet access

In China, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

be 12.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In China, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 92% 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 25.0% less on education

China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Uganda spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 28.6% less on healthcare

China spends 5.6% 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, State Administration of Taxation, 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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