Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Iraq is 80% bigger than Uganda.
Iraq: 435,050 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 1,499 m above Iraq’s.
Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uganda has 9% more people than Iraq.
Iraq: 47 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 2.4 times as densely populated as Iraq.
Iraq: 108 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Iraq are 5.0 cm taller than in Uganda.
Iraq: 173.8 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Iraq and Uganda are practically level.
Iraq: 158.8 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Iraq is 3.8 years older than in Uganda.
Iraq: 20.3 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 0.9 more children on average than in Iraq.
Iraq: 3.22 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
3.4% of people in Iraq are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.
Iraq: 3.4% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Iraq has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.
Iraq: 0.2 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Iraq has 3 official languages, Uganda 2.
Iraq: 3 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Iraq’s economy is 4.1 times the size of Uganda’s.
Iraq: $254 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Iraq produces 4.1 times as much per person as Uganda.
Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Iraq (Gini 12.9 points higher).
Iraq: 29.8 (2023) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 2.7% in Uganda.
Iraq: 15.5% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Iraq and Uganda are practically level.
Iraq: 2.4% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Iraq’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Uganda’s.
Iraq: 38% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Iraq spends 7.4 times as much on health per person as Uganda.
Iraq: $333 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Iraq live 3.9 years longer than in Uganda.
Iraq: 72.4 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 79% more likely to die before turning one than in Iraq.
Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Iraq has 5.4 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.
Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.
Iraq: 36.8% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in Iraq smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.
Iraq: 20.1% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Iraq rate their lives 0.72 points higher than in Uganda.
Iraq: 5.21 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uganda drink 6.6 times as much alcohol as in Iraq.
Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Iraq has 94% more meat per person than Uganda.
Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uganda and Iraq are practically level.
Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 545 more hours a year than in Iraq.
Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Iraq went to school 0.46 years longer than in Uganda.
Iraq: 6.8 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Iraq: no data · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
81% of people in Iraq are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.
Iraq: 81% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Iraq have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.
Iraq: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Iraq live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.
Iraq: 70% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Iraq has 100 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.
Iraq: 100 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Iraq’s railway network is 91% longer than Uganda’s.
Iraq: 2,370 km (2014) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Iraq fly 190 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.
Iraq: 0.08 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 11% of Uganda, but only 1.9% of Iraq.
Iraq: 1.9% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Iraq emits 40 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.
Iraq: 5.1 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq.
Iraq: 1.6% (2024) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Iraq carries 31% more fine dust than in Uganda.
Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Iraq: no data · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Iraq are 34% deadlier than in Uganda.
Iraq: 21.5 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Iraq is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Uganda.
Iraq: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 6.9 times as much rain as Iraq.
Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Iraq bigger than Uganda?
Iraq is larger. Iraq is 80% bigger than Uganda.
Which has more people, Iraq or Uganda?
Uganda has 9% more people than Iraq (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Iraq or Uganda?
People in Iraq live 3.9 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 72.4 years in Iraq and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Iraq or Uganda?
Men in Iraq are 5.0 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
