Rwanda vs Uganda: Life expectancy vs. health spending

Rwanda

67.78 years

in 2023

Uganda

68.25 years

in 2023

Rwanda rank

185th

Uganda rank

184th

Life expectancy vs. health spending over time

Uganda currently reports 68.25 years against 67.78 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.467 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.

Globally, Rwanda ranks 185th and Uganda ranks 184th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.