Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 77.6% less likely to be obese

In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

be 27.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nicaragua, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

live 5.8 years less

In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 41.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uganda, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 18.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

make 61.6% less money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $7,300 as of 2023, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate

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

Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

be 59.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 45.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 66% 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 82.5% less likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 41.3% less on education

Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Uganda spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 53.5% less on healthcare

Nicaragua spends 8.6% 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: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, 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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