The Gambia or Uganda: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Winner
The Gambia
Gambia, The
7
indicators ahead
Uganda
4
indicators ahead

The Gambia wins on more indicators: 7 of 11 against 4.

  • Safety and trust: The Gambia 1:0
  • Costs and work: The Gambia 1:0
  • Climate and health: Uganda 3:4
  • Law and institutions: The Gambia 2:0

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

The Gambia
Uganda

Safety and trust

Better: The Gambia (1 : 0)
Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.04 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–202480% lower
✗0.20 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024400% higher
Homicides
no data for one of the places
no data
9.0 per 100,000 residents
2023
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
8%
2004

Costs and work

Better: The Gambia (1 : 0)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$3,706
20256% higher
✗$3,488
20256% lower

Climate and health

Better: Uganda (3 : 4)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✗66.1 years
20244% lower
✓68.5 years
20244% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗64.4 years
20242% lower
✓65.5 years
20242% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗67.8 years
20245% lower
✓71.4 years
20245% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✓72.9 years
2023almost equal
72.8 years
2023almost equal
Infant survival
higher is better
✓96.73%
2024almost equal
96.41%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓95.76%
2024almost equal
95.13%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗38.3 µg/m³ per year
202323% higher
✓31.2 µg/m³ per year
202319% lower

Law and institutions

Better: The Gambia (2 : 0)
Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.40 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.67 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-0.51 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.11 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: The Gambia, Uganda.

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