Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uganda instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 4.5 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 12.0% more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

Life

be 36.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Uganda, on the other hand, 30.4 children do as of 2022.

have 41.4% more children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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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