Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside India 14 times.
India: 3,287,260 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
India has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.
India: 0.1 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)
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 17.2 points higher).
India: 25.5 (2022) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)
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% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (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 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)
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)
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 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 25% of India, but only 11% of Uganda.
India: 24.5% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)
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 Uganda are 10% deadlier than in India.
India: 14.6 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).