Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Colombia 4.7 times
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 37% of Colombia
Colombia: 36.5% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Colombia are 3.1 cm taller than in Uganda
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Uganda and Colombia are practically level
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 1,375 times as many refugees per resident as Colombia
Colombia: 0.027 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Colombia: 0.4 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Colombia 1
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 16.2 points higher)
Colombia: 54.4 (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 8.5% in Colombia
Colombia: 8.5% (2024) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
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 3.2% of its GDP on the military, Uganda 2.0%
Colombia: 3.2% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Colombia’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Colombia: 15.2% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Uganda’s
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Colombia live 9.4 years longer than in Uganda
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Colombia: 1.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 2.5 times that in Colombia
Colombia: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Colombia has 6 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (9 against 3)
Colombia: 9 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Colombia has won 38 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Colombia: 38 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Colombia is 4.6 times as fast as in Uganda
Colombia: 246 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
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: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of Colombia, but only 12% of Uganda
Colombia: 53.7% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 11% deadlier than in Uganda
Colombia: 26.7 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Uganda?
Colombia is larger. Uganda fits inside Colombia 4.7 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or Uganda?
Colombia has 4% more people than Uganda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Uganda?
People in Colombia live 9.4 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Colombia or Uganda?
Men in Colombia are 3.1 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
