Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Uganda 5.6 times
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 65% of Denmark
Denmark: 65.1% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 2.4 times as many refugees per resident as Denmark
Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Denmark: 20 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Denmark 1
Denmark: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
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 8.3 points higher)
Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · 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 0.4% in Denmark
Denmark: 0.4% (2023) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
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 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Uganda 2.0%
Denmark: 3.3% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Denmark’s central government collects 33% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Denmark: 33.4% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 2 times that in Denmark
Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Denmark has 10 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (13 against 3)
Denmark: 13 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Denmark has won 216 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Denmark: 216 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Denmark is 5.9 times as fast as in Uganda
Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
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: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 16% of Denmark, but only 12% of Uganda
Denmark: 16% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
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)
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 5.7 times as deadly as in Denmark
Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
