Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.4 years longer

In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 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 48.5% less likely to be obese

In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

Economy

be 56.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Gambia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uganda, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 62.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gambia, 53.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

Life

be 38.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gambia, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

be 36.0% more likely to be literate

In Gambia, the literacy rate is 58.1% as of 2021. In Uganda, it is 79.0% as of 2021.

be 18.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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.

have 45.1% more children

In Gambia, there are approximately 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 28.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Gambia, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 31% 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 69.7% less likely to have internet access

In Gambia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 53.8% more on healthcare

Gambia spends 2.6% 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.

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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