Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside China 40 times
China: 9,562,910 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
China: 14,500 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
China’s highest peak towers 3,739 m above Uganda’s
China: 8,849 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 42% of China
China: 41.7% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
China has 27 times as many people as Uganda
China: 1.41 billion (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 71% more densely populated than China
China: 150 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in China are 6.9 cm taller than in Uganda
China: 175.7 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in China are 4.9 cm taller than in Uganda
China: 163.5 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in China is 23 years older than in Uganda
China: 39.1 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 3.2 more children on average than in China
China: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
China: 14.9% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 230,498 times as many refugees per resident as China
China: 0.00016 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
China has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
China: 0.1 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, China 1
China: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
China’s economy is 315 times the size of Uganda’s
China: $19.5 trillion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
China produces 8.4 times as much per person as Uganda
China: Int$29,333 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in China (Gini 2.2 points higher)
China: 36 (2022) · 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% in China
China: 0% (2022) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in China, versus 2.7% in Uganda
China: 4.6% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uganda and China are practically level
China: 1.7% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Uganda’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, China’s 7.0%
China: 7% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
China’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Uganda’s
China: 47% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
China spends 17 times as much on health per person as Uganda
China: $763 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in China live 9.5 years longer than in Uganda
China: 78 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 8.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in China
China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
China has 16 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
China: 5.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 2.2 times that in China
China: 8 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
9.1% of adults in China are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
China: 9.1% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in China smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
China: 22.8% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in China rate their lives 1.58 points higher than in Uganda
China: 6.07 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uganda drink 9% more alcohol than in China
China: 3.7 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
China has 6.8 times as much meat per person as Uganda
China: 73.5 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
China has 1,149 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
China: 3,527 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in China put in 200 more hours a year than in Uganda
China: 2,328 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in China went to school 1.7 years longer than in Uganda
China: 8 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
China welcomed 30% more tourists per resident than Uganda (2019)
China: 0.05 (2019) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
China has 58 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (61 against 3)
China: 61 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
China has won 819 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
China: 819 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in China are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
China: 92% (2025) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in China is 6.8 times as fast as in Uganda
China: 364 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in China have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
China: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
66% of people in China live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
China: 66% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
China has 132 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
China: 132 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
China’s railway network is 88 times as long as Uganda’s
China: 109,767 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from China fly 1,045 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
China: 0.44 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of China, but only 12% of Uganda
China: 24% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in China emits 68 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
China: 8.7 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 37% in China
China: 37% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 19% more fine dust than in China
China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 18 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in China
China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in China are 2% deadlier than in Uganda
China: 24.7 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 China
China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 81% more rain than China
China: 813 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 China bigger than Uganda?
China is larger. Uganda fits inside China 40 times.
Which has more people, China or Uganda?
China has 27 times as many people as Uganda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, China or Uganda?
People in China live 9.5 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 78.0 years in China and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in China or Uganda?
Men in China are 6.9 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
