Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Indonesia 7.9 times.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Indonesia has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)
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 8.3 points higher).
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)
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 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (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 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)
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)
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 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 11% of Uganda.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)
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 42% deadlier than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).