How much coast is there?

Iran: 2,440 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Iran’s highest peak towers 515 m above Uganda’s.

Iran: 5,625 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Iran has 80% more people than Uganda.

Iran: 92.4 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 4.5 times as densely populated as Iran.

Iran: 57 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Iran is 16 years older than in Uganda.

Iran: 32.9 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 2.5 more children on average than in Iran.

Iran: 1.68 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.6% of people in Iran are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Iran: 8.6% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Iran has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Iran: 0.3 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uganda has 2 official languages, Iran 1.

Iran: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Iran’s economy is 5.9 times the size of Uganda’s.

Iran: $363 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Iran produces 5.6 times as much per person as Uganda.

Iran: Int$19,699 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Iran (Gini 6.8 points higher).

Iran: 35.9 (2023) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.3% in Iran, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Iran: 8.3% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Iran and Uganda are practically level.

Iran: 2% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Iran’s.

Iran: 20% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Iran spends 5.9 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

Iran: $267 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Iran.

Iran: 10.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Iran has 9.5 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Iran: 1.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Iran are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Iran: 25.7% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

12% of adults in Iran smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Iran: 11.9% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Iran rate their lives 0.66 points higher than in Uganda.

Iran: 5.15 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Uganda drink 195 times as much alcohol as in Iran.

Iran: 0.021 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Iran has 2.8 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Iran: 29.9 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Iran has 497 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Iran: 2,875 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Iran put in 118 more hours a year than in Uganda.

Iran: 2,246 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Iran went to school 4.5 years longer than in Uganda.

Iran: 10.8 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Iran: no data · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

85% of people in Iran are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Iran: 85% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Iran have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.

Iran: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

77% of people in Iran live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Iran: 77% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Iran has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Iran: 174 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Iran’s railway network is 7.6 times as long as Uganda’s.

Iran: 9,455 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Iran fly 464 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Iran: 0.2 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 11% of Uganda, but only 6.6% of Iran.

Iran: 6.6% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Iran emits 68 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Iran: 8.7 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 3.8% in Iran.

Iran: 3.8% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Iran carries 1% more fine dust than in Uganda.

Iran: 37.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.8 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Iran.

Iran: 2.4 per 100k (2014) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iran are 29% deadlier than in Uganda.

Iran: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Uganda is on average 4.4 °C warmer than Iran.

Iran: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uganda gets 5.4 times as much rain as Iran.

Iran: 272 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)