Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 25.4% less likely to be obese

In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

be 28.6% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

live 0.7 years less

In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 50.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Kenya, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uganda, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 43.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

make 50.9% less money

Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate

Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Uganda, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 46.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

have 54.7% more children

In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 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 16.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% 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.

be 38.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 68% 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 65.5% less likely to have internet access

In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 43.7% less on education

Kenya spends 4.8% 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: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, 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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