Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Angola 5.2 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 2,490 m above Angola’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 36% of Angola
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uganda has 32% more people than Angola
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 8.2 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Uganda and Angola are practically level
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Uganda and Angola are practically level
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
Uganda and Angola are practically level
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 0.9 more children on average than in Uganda
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
2.9% of people in Angola are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 58 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Angola and Uganda are practically level
Angola: 0 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Angola 1
Angola: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Angola’s economy is 2 times the size of Uganda’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Angola produces 2.9 times as much per person as Uganda
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Uganda (Gini 13.1 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Uganda: 38.2 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
54% of people in Uganda live on less than $3 a day, versus 39% in Angola
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 2.7% in Uganda
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uganda spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.4%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Uganda’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Angola’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Angola spends 68% more on health per person than Uganda
Angola: $76 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Uganda live 3.7 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 12% more likely to die before turning one than in Angola
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Angola has 28% more doctors per person than Uganda
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 2% higher than in Uganda
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Angola are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uganda rate their lives 0.70 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uganda drink 7% more alcohol than in Angola
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Angola has 71% more meat per person than Uganda
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Angola has 22 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 13 more hours a year than in Angola
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uganda went to school 0.37 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uganda welcomed 9.8 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Uganda has 2 more World Heritage sites than Angola (3 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uganda has won 13 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
41% of people in Angola are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Angola: 41% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Uganda is 41% faster than in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Angola and Uganda are practically level
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Angola: 71% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Uganda has 83 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Angola’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Uganda’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Angola fly 80 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 12% of Uganda
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Angola emits 4.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 74% in Angola
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 43% more fine dust than in Angola
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.2 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Angola
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 21% deadlier than in Angola
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 1.0 °C warmer than Angola
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 33% more rain than Angola
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Uganda?
Angola is larger. Uganda fits inside Angola 5.2 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Uganda?
Uganda has 32% more people than Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Uganda?
People in Uganda live 3.7 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Angola or Uganda?
Uganda and Angola are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
