How much coast is there?

France: 4,853 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 300 m above France’s.

France: 4,810 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

France has 34% more people than Uganda.

France: 68.7 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 2 times as densely populated as France.

France: 128 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

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

France: 41.8 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 2.6 more children on average than in France.

France: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

France: 22.5% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

France has produced 9.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

France: 9.3 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uganda has 2 official languages, France 1.

France: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

France’s economy is 54 times the size of Uganda’s.

France: $3.37 trillion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

France produces 18 times as much per person as Uganda.

France: Int$63,975 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in France (Gini 10.9 points higher).

France: 31.8 (2023) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in France, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

France: 7.5% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

France and Uganda are practically level.

France: 2.1% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

France’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Uganda’s.

France: 77% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

France spends 118 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

France: $5,327 (2024) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in France.

France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

France has 17 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

13% of adults in France are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

France: 12.5% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

34% of adults in France smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

France: 33.6% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in France rate their lives 2.10 points higher than in Uganda.

France: 6.59 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in France drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Uganda.

France: 11.2 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

France has 7.4 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

France: 80.3 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

France has 1,112 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

France: 3,490 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 641 more hours a year than in France.

France: 1,487 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in France went to school 5.4 years longer than in Uganda.

France: 11.8 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

France welcomed 38 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).

France: 1.35 (2019) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

89% of people in France are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

France: 89% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

79% of people in France live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

France: 79% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

France has 117 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

France: 117 (2023) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

France’s railway network is 22 times as long as Uganda’s.

France: 27,716 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from France fly 2,233 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

France: 0.94 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 32% of France, but only 11% of Uganda.

France: 32.5% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in France emits 31 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

France: 4 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in France.

France: 26.1% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 4.2 times as much fine dust as in France.

France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 6.7 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in France.

France: 1.3 per 100k (2024) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 3.4 times as deadly as in France.

France: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Uganda is on average 9.6 °C warmer than France.

France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uganda gets 27% more rain than France.

France: 1,158 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)