Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Iran 7.2 times
Iran: 1,745,150 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 29% of Iran
Iran: 29% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Iran are 6.9 cm taller than in Uganda
Iran: 175.6 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Iran are 2.7 cm taller than in Uganda
Iran: 161.2 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 4.5 times as many refugees per resident as Iran
Iran: 8.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Iran has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Iran: 0.3 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Iran 1
Iran: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 2.3 points higher)
Iran: 35.9 (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 2.5% in Iran
Iran: 2.5% (2023) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
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: 2.1% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Iran: no data · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Iran’s
Iran: 20% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Iran live 9.4 years longer than in Uganda
Iran: 77.9 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Iran: 1.9 per 1,000 (2019) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 2.9 times that in Iran
Iran: 6 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Iran has 27 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (30 against 3)
Iran: 30 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Iran has won 88 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Iran: 88 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
85% of people in Iran are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Iran: 85% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Iran: no data · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
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: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 12% of Uganda, but only 6.6% of Iran
Iran: 6.6% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 20% deadlier than in Uganda
Iran: 28.9 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Iran bigger than Uganda?
Iran is larger. Uganda fits inside Iran 7.2 times.
Which has more people, Iran or Uganda?
Iran has 80% more people than Uganda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Iran or Uganda?
People in Iran live 9.4 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Iran and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Iran or Uganda?
Men in Iran are 6.9 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
