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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Israel fits inside Uganda 11 times.

Israel: 22,070 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 2,874 m above Israel’s.

Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Uganda has 5.1 times as many people as Israel.

Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Israel is 83% more densely populated than Uganda.

Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Israel are 7.2 cm taller than in Uganda.

Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Israel are 3.7 cm taller than in Uganda.

Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Israel is 13 years older than in Uganda.

Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 1.3 more children on average than in Israel.

Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Israel: 5.9 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Israel and Uganda are practically level.

Israel: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Israel’s economy is 9.9 times the size of Uganda’s.

Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Israel produces 17 times as much per person as Uganda.

Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Israel (Gini 4.4 points higher).

Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.5% in Israel, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Uganda 1.9%.

Israel: 8.8% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Uganda’s.

Israel: 101% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Israel spends 87 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Israel live 15 years longer than in Uganda.

Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.

Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

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

Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Israel rate their lives 2.70 points higher than in Uganda.

Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Israel drink 4% more alcohol than in Uganda.

Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Israel has 10 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Israel has 1,376 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 238 more hours a year than in Israel.

Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Israel went to school 7.2 years longer than in Uganda.

Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Israel welcomed 2.7 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).

Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

88% of people in Israel are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Israel: 88% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Israel: 92% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Israel: 177 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Israel’s railway network is 38% longer than Uganda’s.

Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Israel fly 1,730 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 11% of Uganda, but only 6.5% of Israel.

Israel: 6.5% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Israel emits 44 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.

Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 83% more fine dust than in Israel.

Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 5.5 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Israel.

Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 3.8 times as deadly as in Israel.

Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Uganda is on average 2.6 °C warmer than Israel.

Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uganda gets 7.2 times as much rain as Israel.

Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Israel bigger than Uganda?

Uganda is larger. Israel fits inside Uganda 11 times.

Which has more people, Israel or Uganda?

Uganda has 5.1 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Israel or Uganda?

People in Israel live 15 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 68.5 in Uganda.

Are people taller in Israel or Uganda?

Men in Israel are 7.2 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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