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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Uganda is 83% bigger than Greece.

Greece: 131,960 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Greece: 1 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uganda has 2 official languages, Greece 1.

Greece: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 9.3 points higher).

Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

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 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Uganda 1.9%.

Greece: 3.1% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (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 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)

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)

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 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 30% of Greece, but only 11% of Uganda.

Greece: 30.3% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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