Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 83.7% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

be 54.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Libya, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

live 8.2 years less

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 84.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uganda, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

make 84.2% less money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

pay a 4.0 times higher top tax rate

Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Uganda, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 95.1% more children

In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

be 13.2% less likely to be literate

In Libya, the literacy rate is 91.0% as of 2015. In Uganda, it is 79.0% as of 2021.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Libya, approximately 11.2 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.

Basic Needs

be 32.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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 78.4% less likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

be 16.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

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

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, 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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