Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uganda instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

Health

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

In Timor-Leste, 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 1.0 years less

In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 39.5% more likely to be obese

In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 51.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

make 39.1% less money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

be 86.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uganda, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

Life

be 16.0% more likely to be literate

In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Uganda, it is 79.0% as of 2021.

have 33.3% more children

In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 39.2% more likely to die during childbirth

In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 52.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Timor-Leste, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% 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 74.4% less likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 35.7% less on education

Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Uganda spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 59.6% less on healthcare

Timor-Leste spends 9.9% 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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