How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 560 m above Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 2.6 times as many people as Uganda.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 2.1 times as densely populated as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ethiopia is 2.2 years older than in Uganda.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 0.3 more children on average than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

3.3% of people in Ethiopia are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ethiopia has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uganda has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Ethiopia’s economy is 2 times the size of Uganda’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ethiopia produces 4% more per person than Uganda.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Ethiopia (Gini 11.6 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.3% in Ethiopia, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uganda spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Uganda spends 30% more on health per person than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 4% more likely to die before turning one than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Uganda has 34% more doctors per person than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

8.2% of adults in Uganda are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

7.5% of adults in Uganda smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Uganda rate their lives 0.51 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Uganda drink 78% more alcohol than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Uganda has 57% more meat per person than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ethiopia has 181 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 528 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Uganda went to school 3.9 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Uganda welcomed 8.8 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

22% of people in Ethiopia are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

57% of people in Ethiopia have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.

Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

32% of people in Uganda live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Uganda has 83 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Uganda’s railway network is 65% longer than Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ethiopia fly 268 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 15% of Ethiopia, but only 11% of Uganda.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ethiopia emits 7% more CO₂ than someone in Uganda.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 97% in Uganda.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 85% more fine dust than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 11% deadlier than in Uganda.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Uganda.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uganda gets 53% more rain than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)