How much coast is there?

Japan: 29,751 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 1,334 m above Japan’s.

Japan: 3,776 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Japan has 2.4 times as many people as Uganda.

Japan: 123 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Japan is 32% more densely populated than Uganda.

Japan: 338 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Japan is 32 years older than in Uganda.

Japan: 49 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 3.0 more children on average than in Japan.

Japan: 1.15 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

30% of people in Japan are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Japan: 30% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Japan has produced 2.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Japan: 2.4 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uganda has 2 official languages, Japan 1.

Japan: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Japan’s economy is 72 times the size of Uganda’s.

Japan: $4.44 trillion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Japan produces 16 times as much per person as Uganda.

Japan: Int$55,422 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Japan (Gini 10.4 points higher).

Japan: 32.3 (2020) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Uganda and Japan are practically level.

Japan: 2.5% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uganda spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Japan 1.4%.

Japan: 1.4% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Japan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Uganda’s.

Japan: 65% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Japan spends 80 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

Japan: $3,638 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 20 times as likely to die before turning one as in Japan.

Japan: 1.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Japan has 14 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Japan: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

8.2% of adults in Uganda are obese, versus 5.2% in Japan.

Japan: 5.2% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

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

Japan: 17.5% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Japan rate their lives 1.64 points higher than in Uganda.

Japan: 6.13 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Japan drink 55% more alcohol than in Uganda.

Japan: 6.3 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Japan has 5.5 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Japan: 59.9 kg (2022) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Japan has 292 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Japan: 2,670 kcal (2022) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

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

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

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Japan went to school 6.4 years longer than in Uganda.

Japan: 12.7 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Japan welcomed 8.3 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).

Japan: 0.3 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

86% of people in Japan are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Japan: 86% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

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

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

How many phones per person?

Japan has 178 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Japan: 178 (2023) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Japan’s railway network is 16 times as long as Uganda’s.

Japan: 20,087 km (2011) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Japan fly 2,315 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Japan: 0.98 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 68% of Japan, but only 11% of Uganda.

Japan: 68.4% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Japan emits 61 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Japan: 7.8 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Japan.

Japan: 23.6% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 3.6 times as much fine dust as in Japan.

Japan: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 39 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Japan.

Japan: 0.2 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 5.9 times as deadly as in Japan.

Japan: 2.7 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Uganda is on average 10.9 °C warmer than Japan.

Japan: 12.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Japan gets 24% more rain than Uganda.

Japan: 1,824 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)