Quality of life comparison

be 33.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

live 3.5 years less

In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Uganda, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

make 64.7% more money

Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

be 43.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Malawi, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uganda, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 60.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Malawi, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate

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

be 25.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Malawi, approximately 381.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

be 17.4% more likely to be literate

In Malawi, the literacy rate is 67.3% as of 2021. In Uganda, it is 79.0% as of 2021.

have 48.9% more children

In Malawi, there are approximately 26.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Malawi, approximately 14% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 6% 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 58.3% less likely to have internet access

In Malawi, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

spend 25.9% less on healthcare

Malawi spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.