Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Uganda 3.1 times.
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 3,508 m above Czechia’s.
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uganda has 4.7 times as many people as Czechia.
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 82% more densely populated than Czechia.
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 12.4 cm taller than in Uganda.
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 9.4 cm taller than in Uganda.
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 26 years older than in Uganda.
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 2.8 more children on average than in Czechia.
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.
Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Czechia and Uganda are practically level.
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 6.3 times the size of Uganda’s.
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 17 times as much per person as Uganda.
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Czechia (Gini 17 points higher).
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Czechia and Uganda are practically level.
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia and Uganda are practically level.
Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Uganda’s.
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 60 times as much on health per person as Uganda.
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 11 years longer than in Uganda.
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 17 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 23 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 2.33 points higher than in Uganda.
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 3.4 times as much alcohol as in Uganda.
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 7.6 times as much meat per person as Uganda.
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 1,007 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 354 more hours a year than in Czechia.
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 6.6 years longer than in Uganda.
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 38 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Czechia have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 7.5 times as long as Uganda’s.
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Czechia fly 474 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Czechia, but only 11% of Uganda.
Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 56 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia.
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Czechia.
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 12 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Czechia.
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 3.1 times as deadly as in Czechia.
Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 14.3 °C warmer than Czechia.
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 82% more rain than Czechia.
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Uganda?
Uganda is larger. Czechia fits inside Uganda 3.1 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or Uganda?
Uganda has 4.7 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Uganda?
People in Czechia live 11 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Czechia or Uganda?
Men in Czechia are 12.4 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).