Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uganda instead of Hong Kong, you would:

Health

live 14.7 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 31.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Uganda, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.

make 96.1% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $58,500 as of 2022, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2022.

pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate

Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Uganda, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 5.2 times more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 11.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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 54.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Hong Kong, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Uganda, 45% of the population do as of 2021.

be 89.2% less likely to have internet access

In Hong Kong, approximately 93.0% 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 Hong Kong, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Uganda, 83% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 32.5% less on education

Hong Kong spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. 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 Revenue Authority, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.

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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