Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside the DR Congo 9.7 times
DR Congo: 2,345,410 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The DR Congo and Uganda are practically level
DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 16% of the DR Congo
DR Congo: 16.2% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The DR Congo has 2.2 times as many people as Uganda
DR Congo: 113 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 5.1 times as densely populated as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Uganda and the DR Congo are practically level
DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uganda are 2.2 cm taller than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Uganda is 0.75 years older than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 1.8 more children on average than in Uganda
DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
3.1% of people in the DR Congo are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
DR Congo: 3.1% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 8.4 times as many refugees per resident as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The DR Congo has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
DR Congo: 0.1 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Uganda 2
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The DR Congo’s economy is 47% larger than Uganda’s
DR Congo: $91 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Uganda produces 82% more per person than the DR Congo
DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the DR Congo than in Uganda (Gini 6.5 points higher)
DR Congo: 44.7 (2020) · Uganda: 38.2 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
85% of people in the DR Congo live on less than $3 a day, versus 54% in Uganda
DR Congo: 85.3% (2020) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.4% in the DR Congo, versus 2.7% in Uganda
DR Congo: 4.4% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uganda spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, the DR Congo 1.4%
DR Congo: 1.4% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Uganda’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, the DR Congo’s 11%
DR Congo: 10.7% (2022) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The DR Congo’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Uganda’s
DR Congo: 42% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Uganda spends 93% more on health per person than the DR Congo
DR Congo: $23 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Uganda live 6.4 years longer than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 57% more likely to die before turning one than in Uganda
DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The DR Congo has 9% more doctors per person than Uganda
DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the DR Congo is 5% higher than in Uganda
DR Congo: 18 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
8.2% of adults in Uganda are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 5.9% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in the DR Congo smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
DR Congo: 12.3% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uganda rate their lives 0.73 points higher than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.76 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uganda drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Uganda has 3.1 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uganda has 363 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo
DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 287 more hours a year than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the DR Congo went to school 1.1 years longer than in Uganda
DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uganda welcomed 7 times as many tourists per resident as the DR Congo (2019)
DR Congo: 0.01 (2019) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
The DR Congo has 2 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (5 against 3)
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uganda has won 13 Olympic medals, the DR Congo none
DR Congo: 0 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
20% of people in the DR Congo are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
DR Congo: 20% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the DR Congo is 41% faster than in Uganda
DR Congo: 75 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
55% of people in Uganda have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 22.5% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
45% of people in the DR Congo live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
DR Congo: 45% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Uganda has 83 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59
DR Congo: 59 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The DR Congo’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Uganda’s
DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the DR Congo fly 24 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
DR Congo: 0.01 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 62% of the DR Congo, but only 12% of Uganda
DR Congo: 61.5% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Uganda emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 97% in Uganda
DR Congo: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the DR Congo carries 10% more fine dust than in Uganda
DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
DR Congo: no data · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 2% deadlier than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 23.7 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The DR Congo is on average 1.1 °C warmer than Uganda
DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda and the DR Congo are nearly identical here
DR Congo: 1,469 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 the DR Congo bigger than Uganda?
The DR Congo is larger. Uganda fits inside the DR Congo 9.7 times.
Which has more people, the DR Congo or Uganda?
The DR Congo has 2.2 times as many people as Uganda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the DR Congo or Uganda?
People in Uganda live 6.4 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in the DR Congo and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in the DR Congo or Uganda?
Uganda and the DR Congo are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
