Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Argentina 12 times
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 1,852 m above Uganda’s
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 30% of Argentina
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uganda has 12% more people than Argentina
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 15 times as densely populated as Argentina
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 6.0 cm taller than in Uganda
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Argentina are 2.7 cm taller than in Uganda
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Argentina is 16 years older than in Uganda
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 2.7 more children on average than in Argentina
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 350 times as many refugees per resident as Argentina
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Argentina and Uganda are practically level
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 11 times the size of Uganda’s
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Argentina produces 9.3 times as much per person as Uganda
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Uganda (Gini 4.2 points higher)
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · 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 1.0% in Argentina
Argentina: 1% (2024) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 2.7% in Uganda
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uganda spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%
Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Uganda’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Argentina’s 10%
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Uganda’s
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 32 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Argentina live 9.1 years longer than in Uganda
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 4.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Argentina
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 27 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 54% higher than in Argentina
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 1.94 points higher than in Uganda
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 76% more alcohol than in Uganda
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 11 times as much meat per person as Uganda
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 983 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 516 more hours a year than in Argentina
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 4.9 years longer than in Uganda
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Argentina welcomed 4 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019)
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Argentina has 9 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (12 against 3)
Argentina: 12 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Argentina has won 80 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Argentina is 3.6 times as fast as in Uganda
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
98% of people in Argentina have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 14 times as long as Uganda’s
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Argentina fly 1,090 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Argentina, but only 12% of Uganda
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 30 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Argentina
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Argentina
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 48% deadlier than in Argentina
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 8.6 °C warmer than Argentina
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 2.2 times as much rain as Argentina
Argentina: 670 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 Argentina bigger than Uganda?
Argentina is larger. Uganda fits inside Argentina 12 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Uganda?
Uganda has 12% more people than Argentina (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Uganda?
People in Argentina live 9.1 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Argentina or Uganda?
Men in Argentina are 6.0 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).