Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Angola 5.2 times.
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Angola and Uganda are practically level.
Angola: 0 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)
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 8.6 points higher).
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)
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 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.
Angola: 1% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (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 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 (2022) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
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)
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 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 11% of Uganda.
Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)
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 7% deadlier than in Angola.
Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).