Uganda vs Zambia
Uganda vs Zambia: Depression
Depression in 2017: 4.92% in Uganda and 3.64% in Zambia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Uganda, by 1.28 percentage points, or 1.35 times that in Zambia.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Uganda has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Uganda ranked 5 and Zambia ranked 72 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Uganda | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.92 | 3.64 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 4.96 | 3.61 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3.58 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 5.04 | 3.55 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 5.07 | 3.53 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 5.11 | 3.51 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 5.15 | 3.5 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 5.19 | 3.5 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 5.23 | 3.5 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 5.28 | 3.51 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 5.34 | 3.51 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 5.39 | 3.52 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 5.41 | 3.53 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 5.43 | 3.53 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 5.44 | 3.52 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 5.45 | 3.52 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 5.46 | 3.51 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 5.46 | 3.52 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 5.44 | 3.53 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 5.39 | 3.56 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 5.33 | 3.59 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 5.27 | 3.62 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 5.21 | 3.63 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 5.17 | 3.63 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 5.13 | 3.62 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 5.09 | 3.61 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 5.04 | 3.59 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 5 | 3.57 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Uganda vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyUganda: 68.3 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityUganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityUganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateUganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationUganda: 48.7 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthUganda: 2.78% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateUganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationUganda: 31.9% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageUganda: 16.5 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overUganda: 2.2% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateUganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingUganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsUganda: $1.2B in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personUganda: $26 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingUganda: 9% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelUganda: 46,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerUganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersUganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsUganda: 2 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsUganda: 4 million TIV in 2016Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990