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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Finland is 40% bigger than Uganda.

Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 3,782 m above Finland’s.

Finland: 1,328 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 9.1 times as many people as Finland.

Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 14 times as densely populated as Finland.

Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Finland are 11.8 cm taller than in Uganda.

Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Finland are 7.9 cm taller than in Uganda.

Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Finland is 26 years older than in Uganda.

Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 2.9 more children on average than in Finland.

Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Finland and Uganda are practically level.

Finland: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Finland’s economy is 5.1 times the size of Uganda’s.

Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Finland produces 19 times as much per person as Uganda.

Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Finland (Gini 15.3 points higher).

Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Finland and Uganda are practically level.

Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Uganda’s.

Finland: 85% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Finland spends 122 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Finland live 14 years longer than in Uganda.

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

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 19 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.

Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Finland has 19 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Finland rate their lives 3.27 points higher than in Uganda.

Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Finland drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Uganda.

Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Finland has 6.4 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Finland has 968 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 631 more hours a year than in Finland.

Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

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

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

How many tourists visit?

Finland welcomed 22 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).

Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

94% of people in Finland are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Finland: 94% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Finland: 75% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Finland: 126 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Finland’s railway network is 4.8 times as long as Uganda’s.

Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Finland fly 4,537 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 11% of Uganda.

Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Finland emits 42 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Finland.

Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 6.9 times as much fine dust as in Finland.

Finland: 5.4 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 9.1 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Finland.

Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 3.8 times as deadly as in Finland.

Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Uganda is on average 20.1 °C warmer than Finland.

Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uganda gets 94% more rain than Finland.

Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Finland bigger than Uganda?

Finland is larger. Finland is 40% bigger than Uganda.

Which has more people, Finland or Uganda?

Uganda has 9.1 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Finland or Uganda?

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

Are people taller in Finland or Uganda?

Men in Finland are 11.8 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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