To be able to gain an insight to the differences between England and Uganda we have brought together statistics to compare. These statistics have been converted into charts to provide an obvious and clear difference between the data. This will allow us to gain an understanding of the countries involved and the comparable differences between the two countries. We have also included a short fact file for both countries.
Uganda
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Countries full name: Republic of Uganda
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Capital city: Kampala
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Area: 241,038 sq km (93,072 sq miles)
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Main Languages spoken: English (official), Swahili (official), Luganda, various Bantu and Nilotic languages.
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Main Religions: Christianity and Islam
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Main exports: Coffee, fish and fish products, tea; tobacco, cotton, corn, beans, sesame
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Monetary unit: 1 Ugandan shilling = 100 cents
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Life expectancy: 54 years (men), 55 years (women)
All the information provided above can be found at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14112297
England
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Countries full name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Capital city: London
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Area: 242, 514 sq Km (93,638 sq miles)
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Main Language spoken: English
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Main Religion: Christianity
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Main exports: Manufactured goods, foodstuffs and chemicals.
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Monetary unit: 1 pound sterling = 100 pence
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Life expectancy: 78 years (men), 82 years (women)
All the information provided above can be found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027954
Profiles of Uganda and England
Comparisons
Population can be defined as an indicator 'which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin.' (data.worldbank.org, 2014). These tables show that England has a higher population than Uganda. This can be due to several reasons, but a main reason is due to the tables underneath.
Health expenditure per capita can be defined as the 'total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population.' It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.' (data.worldbank.org, 2014). This is possible evidence to suggest that the reason for a higher population in the UK could be down to the fact that more money is being spent on wellbeing in the UK than in Uganda.
Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting (data.worldbank.org, 2014). This data could potentially show why the population is higher in the United Kingdom than Uganda. This also shows how increased the danger of disease and starvation is in Uganda than the United Kingdom.
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates' (data.worldbank.org, 2014). This indicator provides a cultural insight to families in different countries. The UK's average family would contain 1-2 children whereas an average Ugandan family could contain up to 6 children. This also highlights how less input in health care has affected the population as the UK has a higher population and average health care expenditure than Uganda.
The term ‘internet users’ is used to describe people with access to the worldwide web (data.worldbank.org, 2014). As shown in the graph above the United Kingdom has more than triple the amount of internet users per 100 people than Uganda. It must be acknowledged that Internet has become more accessible in recent years and this can make education and the world more accessible to those who use it.
Number of children out of education
Out-of-school children of primary school age – Female: is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools (data.worldbank.org, 2014).
Out-of-school children of primary school age – Male: is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools (data.worldbank.org, 2014).
These indicators provide the complete opposite of each other for both males and females out of education. This provides a comparison of the two countries, proving that more children in the UK are in education compared to Uganda.
Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other private entities) (data.worldbank.org, 2014). This data provides an insight to how much money is put into the primary education system in both countries from the public and the Government. Uganda is shown to spend more money per student in the primary sector. This may be due to the requirement needed in the education system in Uganda; the money provided could be aimed to improve the system and resources.
All the information provided in these graphs have been collected from data.worldbank.org/.
We believe that the graphs above provide a general insight to the comparison of the United Kingdom and Uganda.