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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

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

China: 0.1 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uganda has 2 official languages, China 1.

China: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

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 6.7 points higher).

China: 36 (2022) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

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% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

China: 47% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

92% of people in China are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

China: 92% (2025) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

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 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 24% of China, but only 11% of Uganda.

China: 24% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

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)

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 9% deadlier than in Uganda.

China: 17.4 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

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)