Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uganda instead of Faroe Islands, you would:

Health

live 12.3 years less

In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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

make 96.1% less money

Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $71,500 as of 2022, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

be 28.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Uganda, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

Life

have 2.7 times more children

In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Faroe Islands, approximately 6.0 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.

Basic Needs

be 52.9% less likely to have access to electricity

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

be 89.8% less likely to have internet access

In Faroe Islands, approximately 97.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

be 16.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Faroe Islands, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Uganda, 83% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 64.5% less on education

Faroe Islands spends 7.6% 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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