How much coast is there?

Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 890 m above Guatemala’s.

Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Uganda has 2.7 times as many people as Guatemala.

Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 47% more densely populated than Guatemala.

Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Guatemala is 6.1 years older than in Uganda.

Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 1.9 more children on average than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

5.0% of people in Guatemala are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Guatemala: 5% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Guatemala: 1.1 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uganda has 2 official languages, Guatemala 1.

Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Guatemala’s economy is 2 times the size of Uganda’s.

Guatemala: $123 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Guatemala produces 4.4 times as much per person as Uganda.

Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Uganda (Gini 2.5 points higher).

Guatemala: 45.2 (2023) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Uganda and Guatemala are practically level.

Guatemala: 2.6% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uganda spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.4%.

Guatemala: 0.4% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Guatemala’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Uganda’s.

Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Guatemala spends 8.7 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

Guatemala: $392 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Guatemala has 6.7 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Guatemala: 26.7% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

11% of adults in Guatemala smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Guatemala: 11.2% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Guatemala rate their lives 2.04 points higher than in Uganda.

Guatemala: 6.53 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Uganda drink 32% more alcohol than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Guatemala has 5 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Guatemala has 445 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Guatemala put in 23 more hours a year than in Uganda.

Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Uganda went to school 0.48 years longer than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Guatemala welcomed 2.3 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).

Guatemala: 0.08 (2022) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

60% of people in Guatemala are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

91% of people in Guatemala have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.

Guatemala: 90.9% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

56% of people in Guatemala live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Guatemala: 56% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Guatemala has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Guatemala: 113 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Uganda’s railway network is 55% longer than Guatemala’s.

Guatemala: 800 km (2018) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Guatemala fly 28 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Guatemala: 0.01 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

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

Guatemala: 32.6% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Guatemala emits 8.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 68% in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 68.3% (2024) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 35% more fine dust than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.6 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Uganda.

Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 27% deadlier than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Uganda and Guatemala are practically level.

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

How much rain falls?

Guatemala gets 23% more rain than Uganda.

Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)