How much coast is there?

Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Colombia’s highest peak towers 620 m above Uganda’s.

Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Colombia has 4% more people than Uganda.

Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 5.3 times as densely populated as Colombia.

Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Colombia is 15 years older than in Uganda.

Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 2.5 more children on average than in Colombia.

Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uganda has 2 official languages, Colombia 1.

Colombia: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

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

Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Colombia produces 6.5 times as much per person as Uganda.

Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Uganda (Gini 11.7 points higher).

Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Uganda 1.9%.

Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Uganda’s.

Colombia: 38% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Colombia spends 14 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

Colombia: $644 (2024) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 3.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Colombia.

Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Colombia has 13 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

8.0% of adults in Colombia smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Colombia: 8% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Colombia rate their lives 1.55 points higher than in Uganda.

Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Colombia drink 21% more alcohol than in Uganda.

Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Colombia has 5.8 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Colombia has 749 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Colombia put in 343 more hours a year than in Uganda.

Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Colombia went to school 2.7 years longer than in Uganda.

Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Colombia welcomed 2.4 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).

Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Colombia: 79% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

99% of people in Colombia have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.

Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Colombia: 79% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Colombia: 174 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Colombia’s railway network is 72% longer than Uganda’s.

Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Colombia fly 1,884 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 11% of Uganda.

Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Colombia emits 14 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 77% in Colombia.

Colombia: 77% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Colombia.

Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Uganda.

Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Colombia are 1% deadlier than in Uganda.

Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Colombia is on average 0.7 °C warmer than Uganda.

Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Colombia gets 2.1 times as much rain as Uganda.

Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)