Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Indonesia 7.9 times
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 226 m above Indonesia’s
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 29% of Indonesia
Indonesia: 28.9% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 5.6 times as many people as Uganda
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 70% more densely populated than Indonesia
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Uganda are 2.5 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uganda are 4.2 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Indonesia is 13 years older than in Uganda
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 2.0 more children on average than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.5% of people in Indonesia are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 1,460 times as many refugees per resident as Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.026 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Indonesia has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Indonesia: 0.035 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Indonesia 1
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 23 times the size of Uganda’s
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Indonesia produces 5.1 times as much per person as Uganda
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Indonesia (Gini 3.8 points higher)
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · 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 3.7% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 3.7% (2025) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Indonesia and Uganda are practically level
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uganda spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 1.0%
Indonesia: 1% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Indonesia: no data · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Indonesia’s
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Indonesia spends 2.9 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Indonesia live 2.8 years longer than in Uganda
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Indonesia has 2.7 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 7.8 times that in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Indonesia are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Indonesia rate their lives 1.13 points higher than in Uganda
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uganda drink 40 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Indonesia has 84% more meat per person than Uganda
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Indonesia has 523 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 169 more hours a year than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Indonesia went to school 2.4 years longer than in Uganda
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Indonesia welcomed 34% more tourists per resident than Uganda (2019)
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Indonesia has 7 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (10 against 3)
Indonesia: 10 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Indonesia has won 40 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
73% of people in Indonesia are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Indonesia is 53% faster than in Uganda
Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Indonesia have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Indonesia live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 4.4 times as long as Uganda’s
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Indonesia fly 806 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Indonesia, but only 12% of Uganda
Indonesia: 50.7% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Indonesia emits 23 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 30 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 39% deadlier than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 1.9 °C warmer than Uganda
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 2.3 times as much rain as Uganda
Indonesia: 3,437 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 Indonesia bigger than Uganda?
Indonesia is larger. Uganda fits inside Indonesia 7.9 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Uganda?
Indonesia has 5.6 times as many people as Uganda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Uganda?
People in Indonesia live 2.8 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Uganda?
Men in Uganda are 2.5 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
