Quality of life comparison

be 72.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 10.2 years less

In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.

be 64.2% more likely to be obese

In Uganda, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate

Uganda has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

make 39.3% less money

Uganda has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 12.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Uganda, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Uganda, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

be 56.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Uganda, approximately 284.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 38.5% less likely to be literate

In Uganda, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Uganda, approximately 30.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.

have 22.2% fewer children

In Uganda, there are approximately 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 27.0% more likely to have internet access

In Uganda, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 37.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Uganda, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 29% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 12.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Uganda, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 3.4 times more on education

Uganda spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.2 times more on healthcare

Uganda spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.