Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Italy is 25% bigger than Uganda
Italy: 302,070 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 362 m above Italy’s
Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 44% of Italy
Italy: 43.6% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Italy has 15% more people than Uganda
Italy: 58.9 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 29% more densely populated than Italy
Italy: 199 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Italy are 5.7 cm taller than in Uganda
Italy: 174.4 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Italy are 3.3 cm taller than in Uganda
Italy: 161.8 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 31 years older than in Uganda
Italy: 47.5 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 3.0 more children on average than in Italy
Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Italy: 25.1% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 12 times as many refugees per resident as Italy
Italy: 3.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Italy: 3.4 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Italy 1
Italy: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 41 times the size of Uganda’s
Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Italy produces 18 times as much per person as Uganda
Italy: Int$62,803 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Italy (Gini 3.9 points higher)
Italy: 34.3 (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 0.9% in Italy
Italy: 0.9% (2023) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 2.7% in Uganda
Italy: 6.4% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uganda and Italy are practically level
Italy: 1.9% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Italy’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Italy: 25.6% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Uganda’s
Italy: 69% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Italy spends 75 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Italy: $3,398 (2024) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 15 years longer than in Uganda
Italy: 84 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 16 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy
Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Italy has 22 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Italy: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 3 times that in Italy
Italy: 5.7 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Italy are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Italy: 17.9% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Italy smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Italy: 22.4% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Italy rate their lives 2.08 points higher than in Uganda
Italy: 6.57 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Italy drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Uganda
Italy: 8.4 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Italy has 6.6 times as much meat per person as Uganda
Italy: 71.2 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Italy has 1,375 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 426 more hours a year than in Italy
Italy: 1,701 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Italy went to school 4.5 years longer than in Uganda
Italy: 10.8 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Italy welcomed 27 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019)
Italy: 0.98 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Italy has 59 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (62 against 3)
Italy: 62 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Italy has won 829 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Italy: 829 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Italy are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Italy: 89% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Italy is 5.1 times as fast as in Uganda
Italy: 274 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Italy have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Italy: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Italy live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Italy: 70% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Italy: 133 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Italy’s railway network is 14 times as long as Uganda’s
Italy: 17,305 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Italy fly 816 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Italy: 0.34 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of Italy, but only 12% of Uganda
Italy: 31.8% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Italy emits 40 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Italy: 5.1 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 49% in Italy
Italy: 48.8% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Italy
Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 16 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Italy
Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 2.8 times as deadly as in Italy
Italy: 8.5 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 9.8 °C warmer than Italy
Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 43% more rain than Italy
Italy: 1,030 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 Italy bigger than Uganda?
Italy is larger. Italy is 25% bigger than Uganda.
Which has more people, Italy or Uganda?
Italy has 15% more people than Uganda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Italy or Uganda?
People in Italy live 15 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 84.0 years in Italy and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Italy or Uganda?
Men in Italy are 5.7 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
