Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Chile 3.1 times
Chile: 756,556 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chile’s highest peak towers 1,783 m above Uganda’s
Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 14% of Chile
Chile: 14.4% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uganda has 2.6 times as many people as Chile
Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 9.6 times as densely populated as Chile
Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Chile are 4.1 cm taller than in Uganda
Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Chile are 0.9 cm taller than in Uganda
Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Chile is 19 years older than in Uganda
Chile: 36 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 3.0 more children on average than in Chile
Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in Chile are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 285 times as many refugees per resident as Chile
Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Chile has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Chile: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Chile 1
Chile: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Chile’s economy is 5.8 times the size of Uganda’s
Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Chile produces 11 times as much per person as Uganda
Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in Uganda (Gini 4.8 points higher)
Chile: 43 (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 0.4% in Chile
Chile: 0.4% (2024) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 2.7% in Uganda
Chile: 9% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uganda and Chile are practically level
Chile: 1.5% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Chile’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Chile: 18.3% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Chile’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Uganda’s
Chile: 48% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Chile spends 39 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Chile live 13 years longer than in Uganda
Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 6.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Chile
Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Chile has 17 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 89% higher than in Chile
Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Chile rate their lives 1.81 points higher than in Uganda
Chile: 6.30 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Chile drink 63% more alcohol than in Uganda
Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chile has 9.1 times as much meat per person as Uganda
Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Chile has 680 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 178 more hours a year than in Chile
Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Chile went to school 5 years longer than in Uganda
Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Chile welcomed 7.4 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019)
Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Chile has 4 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (7 against 3)
Chile: 7 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Chile has won 15 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Chile: 15 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Chile are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Chile: 96% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Chile is 7.9 times as fast as in Uganda
Chile: 422 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Chile have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Chile: 99% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Chile: 89% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Chile: 133 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Chile’s railway network is 93% longer than Uganda’s
Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Chile fly 2,548 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of Chile, but only 12% of Uganda
Chile: 24.5% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Chile emits 31 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Chile: 4 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 66% in Chile
Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 61% more fine dust than in Chile
Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 41% more likely to be murdered in Uganda than in Chile
Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 48% deadlier than in Chile
Chile: 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 14.3 °C warmer than Chile
Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 3% more rain than Chile
Chile: 1,425 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 Chile bigger than Uganda?
Chile is larger. Uganda fits inside Chile 3.1 times.
Which has more people, Chile or Uganda?
Uganda has 2.6 times as many people as Chile (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Chile or Uganda?
People in Chile live 13 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Chile or Uganda?
Men in Chile are 4.1 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
