Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside France 2.5 times
France: 606,410 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 53% of France
France: 52.8% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in France are 9.9 cm taller than in Uganda
France: 178.6 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in France are 6.0 cm taller than in Uganda
France: 164.5 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 3.3 times as many refugees per resident as France
France: 11.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
France has produced 9.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
France: 9.5 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, France 1
France: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 6.4 points higher)
France: 31.8 (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 0.1% in France
France: 0.1% (2023) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
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% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
France’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
France: 22.8% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
France’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Uganda’s
France: 77% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in France live 14 years longer than in Uganda
France: 83 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
France: 5.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 24% higher than in France
France: 13.9 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
France has 53 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (56 against 3)
France: 56 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
France has won 985 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
France: 985 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in France are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
France: 89% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in France is 8.6 times as fast as in Uganda
France: 460 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
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: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of France, but only 12% of Uganda
France: 32.9% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 3.2 times as deadly as in France
France: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is France bigger than Uganda?
France is larger. Uganda fits inside France 2.5 times.
Which has more people, France or Uganda?
France has 34% more people than Uganda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, France or Uganda?
People in France live 14 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in France and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in France or Uganda?
Men in France are 9.9 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
