Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside India 14 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 3,476 m above Uganda’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 60% of India
India: 59.9% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 28 times as many people as Uganda
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 92% more densely populated than Uganda
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Uganda are 2.2 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uganda are 3.3 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in India is 12 years older than in Uganda
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 2.2 more children on average than in India
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.4% of people in India are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
India: 7.4% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 231 times as many refugees per resident as India
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
India has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
India: 0.1 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Uganda 2
India: 3 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 64 times the size of Uganda’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
India produces 3.4 times as much per person as Uganda
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in India (Gini 15.2 points higher)
India: 23 (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 2.6% in India
India: 2.6% (2023) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.2% in India, versus 2.7% in Uganda
India: 4.2% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India and Uganda are practically level
India: 2.3% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Uganda’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
India: 6.9% (2022) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
India spends 87% more on health per person than Uganda
India: $85 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in India live 3.7 years longer than in Uganda
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 54% more likely to die before turning one than in India
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
India has 3.8 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 12% higher than in India
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
Uganda and India are practically level
India: 8% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
India: 22.6% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in India rate their lives 0.04 points higher than in Uganda
India: 4.54 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 30% more alcohol than in Uganda
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Uganda has 34% more meat per person than India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
India has 291 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 255 more hours a year than in Uganda
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in India went to school 0.56 years longer than in Uganda
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uganda welcomed 5.3 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 42 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (45 against 3)
India: 45 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
70% of people in India are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
India: 70% (2025) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in India is 71% faster than in Uganda
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in India have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
India: 99.9% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
36% of people in India live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
India: 36% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Uganda has 83 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 55 times as long as Uganda’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from India fly 293 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
India: 0.12 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of India, but only 12% of Uganda
India: 24.4% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in India emits 17 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
India: 24.1% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 18% more fine dust than in Uganda
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.2 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in India
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 5% deadlier than in Uganda
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 0.8 °C warmer than Uganda
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 16% more rain than India
India: 1,268 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 India bigger than Uganda?
India is larger. Uganda fits inside India 14 times.
Which has more people, India or Uganda?
India has 28 times as many people as Uganda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Uganda?
People in India live 3.7 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in India or Uganda?
Men in Uganda are 2.2 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
