How much coast is there?

Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 4,050 m above Bangladesh’s.

Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Bangladesh has 3.4 times as many people as Uganda.

Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Bangladesh is 5.3 times as densely populated as Uganda.

Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Bangladesh is 8.8 years older than in Uganda.

Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 2.0 more children on average than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

6.7% of people in Bangladesh are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Bangladesh has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uganda has 2 official languages, Bangladesh 1.

Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Bangladesh’s economy is 7.4 times the size of Uganda’s.

Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Bangladesh produces 2.9 times as much per person as Uganda.

Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Bangladesh (Gini 11.8 points higher).

Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.8% in Bangladesh, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uganda spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.9%.

Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Bangladesh’s.

Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Bangladesh spends 18% more on health per person than Uganda.

Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 47% more likely to die before turning one than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Bangladesh has 3.8 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

8.2% of adults in Uganda are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Uganda rate their lives 0.17 points higher than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Uganda drink 1,385 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Uganda has 2.4 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Bangladesh has 210 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Bangladesh put in 255 more hours a year than in Uganda.

Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Bangladesh went to school 0.47 years longer than in Uganda.

Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Uganda welcomed 18 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).

Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

53% of people in Bangladesh are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Bangladesh have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.

Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

33% of people in Bangladesh live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Bangladesh has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Bangladesh’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Uganda’s.

Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Bangladesh fly 90 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 14% of Bangladesh, but only 11% of Uganda.

Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Bangladesh emits 4.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Bangladesh carries 74% more fine dust than in Uganda.

Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.8 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Bangladesh are 16% deadlier than in Uganda.

Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Bangladesh is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Uganda.

Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Bangladesh gets 43% more rain than Uganda.

Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)