Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ireland fits inside Uganda 3.4 times
Ireland: 70,280 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 65% of Ireland
Ireland: 65.1% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Ireland are 10.3 cm taller than in Uganda
Ireland: 179 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ireland are 6.0 cm taller than in Uganda
Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 50% more refugees per resident than Ireland
Ireland: 25.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Ireland: 9.1 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Ireland and Uganda are practically level
Ireland: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 9.2 points higher)
Ireland: 29 (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 0.1% in Ireland
Ireland: 0.1% (2023) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
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 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%
Ireland: 0.2% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ireland’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Ireland: 17.9% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Uganda’s
Ireland: 85% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Ireland live 15 years longer than in Uganda
Ireland: 83 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Ireland: 3 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 2.4 times that in Ireland
Ireland: 7.2 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Uganda has 1 more World Heritage site than Ireland (3 against 2)
Ireland: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ireland has won 42 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Ireland: 42 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Ireland: 97% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ireland is 5.6 times as fast as in Uganda
Ireland: 300 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
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: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Ireland and Uganda are practically level
Ireland: 12% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 4.6 times as deadly as in Ireland
Ireland: 5.2 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ireland bigger than Uganda?
Uganda is larger. Ireland fits inside Uganda 3.4 times.
Which has more people, Ireland or Uganda?
Uganda has 9.4 times as many people as Ireland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ireland or Uganda?
People in Ireland live 15 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in Ireland and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Ireland or Uganda?
Men in Ireland are 10.3 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
