Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 53.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

live 2.5 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 69.2% less likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 85.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uganda, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

make 75.7% less money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

be 16.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

Life

have 63.0% more children

In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 32.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

be 14.4% less likely to be literate

In Namibia, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2021. In Uganda, it is 79.0% as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 16.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% 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 81.1% less likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 71.9% less on education

Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Uganda spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 55.1% less on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.9% 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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