Quality of life comparison

be 5.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 26.8% of people as of 2020.

live 9.3 years less

In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.1 times more likely to be obese

In Uganda, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Swaziland, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2016.

make 3.8 times more money

Uganda has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $10,600 as of 2023.

pay a 17.5% lower top tax rate

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

be 13.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Uganda, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Swaziland, that number is 37.6% as of 2023.

be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Uganda, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Swaziland, however, that number is 58.9% as of 2016.

be 11.9% more likely to be literate

In Uganda, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2021. In Swaziland, it is 88.4% as of 2018.

be 53.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Uganda, approximately 284.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Swaziland, 437.0 women do as of 2017.

be 30.1% 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 Swaziland, on the other hand, 39.6 children do as of 2022.

have 43.7% fewer children

In Uganda, there are approximately 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Swaziland, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 74.7% more 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 Swaziland, that number is 82% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 5.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Uganda, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Swaziland, about 59.0% do as of 2021.

spend 85.2% more on education

Uganda spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Swaziland spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 62.5% more on healthcare

Uganda spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.