Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 79.3% less likely to be obese

In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

be 10.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Venezuela, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

live 4.3 years less

In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 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 48.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Venezuela, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uganda, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 38.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

make 63.7% less money

Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

pay a 17.6% higher top tax rate

Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Uganda, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 19.0% less likely to be literate

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

be 71.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 87.3% less likely to have internet access

In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

be 11.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Venezuela, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Uganda, 83% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on education

Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. 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, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT, 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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