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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Germany is 48% bigger than Uganda.

Germany: 357,680 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 2,147 m above Germany’s.

Germany: 2,963 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?

Germany has 62% more people than Uganda.

Germany: 83.5 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 7% more densely populated than Germany.

Germany: 239 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Germany are 11.5 cm taller than in Uganda.

Germany: 180.3 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Germany are 7.7 cm taller than in Uganda.

Germany: 166.2 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Germany is 29 years older than in Uganda.

Germany: 45.1 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 2.8 more children on average than in Germany.

Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

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

Germany: 23.7% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Germany has produced 10.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Germany: 10.1 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uganda has 2 official languages, Germany 1.

Germany: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Germany’s economy is 81 times the size of Uganda’s.

Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Germany produces 22 times as much per person as Uganda.

Germany: Int$75,407 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Germany (Gini 9 points higher).

Germany: 33.7 (2022) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.7% in Germany, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Germany: 3.7% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Germany and Uganda are practically level.

Germany: 1.9% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× Uganda’s.

Germany: 80% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Germany spends 151 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

Germany: $6,849 (2024) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Germany live 12 years longer than in Uganda.

Germany: 80.8 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Germany.

Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Germany has 24 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Germany are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Germany: 24.5% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Germany smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Germany: 22% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Germany rate their lives 2.39 points higher than in Uganda.

Germany: 6.88 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Germany drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Uganda.

Germany: 10.9 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Germany has 6.5 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Germany: 70.7 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Germany has 1,157 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 793 more hours a year than in Germany.

Germany: 1,335 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Germany went to school 8 years longer than in Uganda.

Germany: 14.3 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Germany welcomed 12 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).

Germany: 0.45 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

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

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

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Germany: 82% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Germany: 129 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Germany’s railway network is 27 times as long as Uganda’s.

Germany: 33,401 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Germany fly 2,280 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Germany: 0.96 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 33% of Germany, but only 11% of Uganda.

Germany: 32.7% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Germany emits 53 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Germany: 6.8 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 59% in Germany.

Germany: 59.1% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 4.1 times as much fine dust as in Germany.

Germany: 9.1 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 9.9 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Germany.

Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 4.8 times as deadly as in Germany.

Germany: 3.3 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Uganda is on average 13.4 °C warmer than Germany.

Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uganda gets 69% more rain than Germany.

Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Germany bigger than Uganda?

Germany is larger. Germany is 48% bigger than Uganda.

Which has more people, Germany or Uganda?

Germany has 62% more people than Uganda (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Germany or Uganda?

People in Germany live 12 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 80.8 years in Germany and 68.5 in Uganda.

Are people taller in Germany or Uganda?

Men in Germany are 11.5 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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