Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.0 years longer

In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 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 76.7% less likely to be obese

In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

Economy

be 80.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Haiti, 14.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uganda, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 65.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

Life

be 18.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Haiti, approximately 350.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

be 28.0% more likely to be literate

In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Uganda, it is 79.0% as of 2021.

be 23.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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.

have 86.8% more children

In Haiti, there are approximately 21.2 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 74.4% less likely to have internet access

In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 92.9% more on education

Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Uganda spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 21.2% more on healthcare

Haiti spends 3.3% 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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