Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 79.0% less likely to be obese

In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

live 6.2 years less

In Vanuatu, 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 44.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Vanuatu, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uganda, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 27.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Vanuatu, 15.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

Life

have 90.4% more children

In Vanuatu, there are approximately 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Vanuatu, approximately 94.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.3% less likely to be literate

In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2021. In Uganda, it is 79.0% as of 2021.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 32.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 61% 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 84.8% less likely to have internet access

In Vanuatu, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 17.4% more on education

Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Uganda spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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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