How much coast is there?

Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 4,416 m above Belgium’s.

Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Uganda has 4.3 times as many people as Belgium.

Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Belgium is 53% more densely populated than Uganda.

Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Belgium is 25 years older than in Uganda.

Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 2.7 more children on average than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Belgium: 21% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Belgium has 3 official languages, Uganda 2.

Belgium: 3 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Belgium’s economy is 12 times the size of Uganda’s.

Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Belgium produces 21 times as much per person as Uganda.

Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Belgium (Gini 15.9 points higher).

Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.9% in Belgium, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uganda spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Belgium 1.3%.

Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Uganda’s.

Belgium: 81% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Belgium spends 131 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Belgium.

Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Belgium has 19 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Belgium are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Belgium smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Belgium rate their lives 2.44 points higher than in Uganda.

Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Belgium drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in Uganda.

Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Belgium has 5.5 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Belgium has 1,544 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 535 more hours a year than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Belgium went to school 6.4 years longer than in Uganda.

Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Belgium welcomed 23 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).

Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Belgium: 96% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Belgium: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Belgium live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Belgium: 88% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Belgium has 104 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Belgium: 104 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Belgium’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Uganda’s.

Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Belgium fly 2,264 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Belgium, but only 11% of Uganda.

Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Belgium emits 57 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Belgium.

Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 4 times as much fine dust as in Belgium.

Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 8.3 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 3.5 times as deadly as in Belgium.

Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Uganda is on average 12.6 °C warmer than Belgium.

Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uganda gets 58% more rain than Belgium.

Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)