Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 13.1% less likely to be obese

In Singapore, 6.1% 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 Singapore, 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 17.4 years less

In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 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 18.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Singapore, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uganda, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

make 97.8% less money

Singapore has a GDP per capita of $127,500 as of 2023, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

pay a 81.8% higher top tax rate

Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Uganda, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 4.5 times more children

In Singapore, there are approximately 8.8 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 Singapore, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

be 19.0% less likely to be literate

In Singapore, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2019. In Uganda, it is 79.0% as of 2021.

be 19.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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 52.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Singapore, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Uganda, 47% of the population do as of 2022.

be 89.0% less likely to have internet access

In Singapore, approximately 91.0% 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 Singapore, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Uganda, 83% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 34.4% less on healthcare

Singapore spends 6.1% 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, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, 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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