Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda is 83% bigger than Greece
Greece: 131,960 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 2,193 m above Greece’s
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 39% of Greece
Greece: 38.9% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uganda has 4.9 times as many people as Greece
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 3.2 times as densely populated as Greece
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 10.5 cm taller than in Uganda
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 7.3 cm taller than in Uganda
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 29 years older than in Uganda
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 2.9 more children on average than in Greece
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 2.9 times as many refugees per resident as Greece
Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Greece: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Greece 1
Greece: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Greece’s economy is 4.5 times the size of Uganda’s
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 13 times as much per person as Uganda
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Greece (Gini 4.8 points higher)
Greece: 33.4 (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 0.6% in Greece
Greece: 0.6% (2023) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 2.7% in Uganda
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Uganda 2.0%
Greece: 3% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Greece: 27.4% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Uganda’s
Greece: 60% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 43 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 13 years longer than in Uganda
Greece: 81.8 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 Greece
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 34 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 4.4 times that in Greece
Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Greece rate their lives 1.21 points higher than in Uganda
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Uganda
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 7.6 times as much meat per person as Uganda
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 1,004 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 235 more hours a year than in Greece
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 5.2 years longer than in Uganda
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 74 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019)
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 18 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (21 against 3)
Greece: 21 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Greece has won 129 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Greece: 129 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Greece: 86% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Greece is 3.5 times as fast as in Uganda
Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Greece have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Greece: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Greece: 79% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greece has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Greece: 114 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Greece’s railway network is 88% longer than Uganda’s
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 4,351 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Greece, but only 12% of Uganda
Greece: 36.9% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 42 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Greece
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Greece
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 2.2 times as deadly as in Greece
Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 8.0 °C warmer than Greece
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 84% more rain than Greece
Greece: 800 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 Greece bigger than Uganda?
Uganda is larger. Uganda is 83% bigger than Greece.
Which has more people, Greece or Uganda?
Uganda has 4.9 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Uganda?
People in Greece live 13 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Greece or Uganda?
Men in Greece are 10.5 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
