Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.5 years longer

In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 46.5% less likely to be obese

In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

be 4.9 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 75.0% more money

Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2023, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

be 60.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

Life

be 56.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Liberia, approximately 652.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

be 63.6% more likely to be literate

In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Uganda, it is 79.0% as of 2021.

be 31.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 22.2% more children

In Liberia, there are approximately 32.4 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 48.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Liberia, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (50% in urban areas, and 8% 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 70.6% less likely to have internet access

In Liberia, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 57.9% less on healthcare

Liberia spends 9.5% 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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