Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Uganda 2.9 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 1,312 m above Austria’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uganda has 5.6 times as many people as Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 2.3 times as densely populated as Austria
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 9.8 cm taller than in Uganda
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 8.4 cm taller than in Uganda
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 27 years older than in Uganda
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 2.9 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 21% more refugees per resident than Austria
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Austria 1
Austria: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 9.3 times the size of Uganda’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 22 times as much per person as Uganda
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Austria (Gini 7 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · 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 0.5% in Austria
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 2.7% in Uganda
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uganda spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Uganda’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 149 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 14 years longer than in Uganda
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 29 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 35% higher than in Austria
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Austria are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 2.35 points higher than in Uganda
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 2.9 times as much alcohol as in Uganda
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 6.8 times as much meat per person as Uganda
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 1,378 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 689 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 6 years longer than in Uganda
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 81 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019)
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 9 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (12 against 3)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Austria: 92% (2025) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Austria is 3.3 times as fast as in Uganda
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Austria have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Austria: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Austria: 70% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Austria: 124 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 4 times as long as Uganda’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 11,867 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Austria: 5 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 12% of Uganda
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 49 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 84% in Austria
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 3.6 times as much fine dust as in Austria
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 10 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Austria
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 3.7 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 15.9 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 16% more rain than Austria
Austria: 1,268 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 Austria bigger than Uganda?
Uganda is larger. Austria fits inside Uganda 2.9 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Uganda?
Uganda has 5.6 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Uganda?
People in Austria live 14 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Austria or Uganda?
Men in Austria are 9.8 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).