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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Denmark fits inside Uganda 5.6 times.

Denmark: 42,920 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 4,939 m above Denmark’s.

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Uganda has 8.6 times as many people as Denmark.

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 71% more densely populated than Denmark.

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Denmark are 13.1 cm taller than in Uganda.

Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Denmark are 10.9 cm taller than in Uganda.

Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Denmark is 25 years older than in Uganda.

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 2.7 more children on average than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Denmark: 20 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uganda has 2 official languages, Denmark 1.

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Denmark’s economy is 7.5 times the size of Uganda’s.

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 24 times as much per person as Uganda.

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Denmark (Gini 12.8 points higher).

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Uganda 1.9%.

Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Uganda’s.

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Denmark spends 149 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Denmark live 14 years longer than in Uganda.

Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 24 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

15% of adults in Denmark are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

16% of adults in Denmark smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 3.05 points higher than in Uganda.

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Denmark drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in Uganda.

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 9.3 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 1,356 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 748 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 6.7 years longer than in Uganda.

Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 67 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Denmark have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Denmark: 127 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Denmark’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Uganda’s.

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Uganda: 0 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 16% of Denmark, but only 11% of Uganda.

Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Denmark emits 37 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 91% in Denmark.

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 4.1 times as much fine dust as in Denmark.

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Denmark.

Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 7 times as deadly as in Denmark.

Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Uganda is on average 14.1 °C warmer than Denmark.

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uganda gets 74% more rain than Denmark.

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Denmark bigger than Uganda?

Uganda is larger. Denmark fits inside Uganda 5.6 times.

Which has more people, Denmark or Uganda?

Uganda has 8.6 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Denmark or Uganda?

People in Denmark live 14 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 68.5 in Uganda.

Are people taller in Denmark or Uganda?

Men in Denmark are 13.1 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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