How much coast is there?

Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 4,069 m above Ireland’s.

Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Uganda has 9.4 times as many people as Ireland.

Ireland: 5.48 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 3.2 times as densely populated as Ireland.

Ireland: 80 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ireland is 22 years older than in Uganda.

Ireland: 38.4 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 2.7 more children on average than in Ireland.

Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Ireland: 16.2% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Ireland: 9.1 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ireland and Uganda are practically level.

Ireland: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Ireland’s economy is 12 times the size of Uganda’s.

Ireland: $722 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ireland produces 44 times as much per person as Uganda.

Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Ireland (Gini 13.7 points higher).

Ireland: 29 (2023) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in Ireland, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Ireland: 4.6% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uganda spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%.

Ireland: 0.2% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Uganda’s.

Ireland: 85% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Ireland spends 164 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

Ireland: $7,395 (2024) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ireland.

Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ireland has 20 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Ireland: 30.6% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

18% of adults in Ireland smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Ireland: 18.2% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ireland rate their lives 2.44 points higher than in Uganda.

Ireland: 6.93 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ireland drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Uganda.

Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ireland has 9.1 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ireland has 1,543 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 474 more hours a year than in Ireland.

Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Ireland went to school 5.4 years longer than in Uganda.

Ireland: 11.7 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ireland welcomed 61 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).

Ireland: 2.2 (2019) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Ireland: 97% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

65% of people in Ireland live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Ireland: 65% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ireland has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Ireland: 113 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Ireland’s railway network is 33% longer than Uganda’s.

Ireland: 1,650 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ireland fly 83,319 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Ireland: 35.11 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Ireland and Uganda are practically level.

Ireland: 11.5% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ireland emits 50 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Ireland: 6.3 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Ireland.

Ireland: 48.1% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 5 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.

Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 14 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Ireland.

Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 5.7 times as deadly as in Ireland.

Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Uganda is on average 13.4 °C warmer than Ireland.

Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uganda gets 29% more rain than Ireland.

Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)