Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uganda instead of New Zealand, you would:

Health

be 82.8% less likely to be obese

In New Zealand, 30.8% 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 New Zealand, 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 13.6 years less

In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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 10.9% less likely to be unemployed

In New Zealand, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Uganda, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.

make 94.9% less money

New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $45,200 as of 2022, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2022.

pay a 21.2% higher top tax rate

New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Uganda, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 3.1 times more children

In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 40.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

be 8.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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 54.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In New Zealand, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Uganda, 45% of the population do as of 2021.

be 89.6% less likely to have internet access

In New Zealand, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

be 16.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In New Zealand, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.

Expenditures

spend 55.0% less on education

New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Uganda spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 60.0% less on healthcare

New Zealand spends 10.0% 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, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department, 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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