Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Kenya 2.5 times
Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 89 m above Uganda’s
Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 50% of Kenya
Kenya: 50% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 12% more people than Uganda
Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 2.6 times as densely populated as Kenya
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kenya are 1.7 cm taller than in Uganda
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kenya are 0.9 cm taller than in Uganda
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kenya is 3 years older than in Uganda
Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 1.0 more children on average than in Kenya
Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
3.0% of people in Kenya are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Kenya: 3% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 3.5 times as many refugees per resident as Kenya
Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kenya has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Kenya: 0.2 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kenya and Uganda are practically level
Kenya: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kenya’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Uganda’s
Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kenya produces 2 times as much per person as Uganda
Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Uganda (Gini 0.3 points higher)
Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · 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 46% in Kenya
Kenya: 45.5% (2022) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 2.7% in Uganda
Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uganda spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.1%
Kenya: 1.1% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kenya’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Kenya: 14.1% (2023) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Kenya’s
Kenya: 34% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kenya spends 88% more on health per person than Uganda
Kenya: $85 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Uganda live 4.7 years longer than in Kenya
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 5% more likely to die before turning one than in Kenya
Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kenya has 51% more doctors per person than Uganda
Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 11% higher than in Uganda
Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
10% of adults in Kenya are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
9.6% of adults in Kenya smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kenya rate their lives 0.18 points higher than in Uganda
Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uganda drink 79% more alcohol than in Kenya
Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Uganda has 7% more meat per person than Kenya
Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uganda has 232 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya
Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 93 more hours a year than in Kenya
Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kenya went to school 2.3 years longer than in Uganda
Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uganda welcomed 29% more tourists per resident than Kenya (2019)
Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kenya has 5 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (8 against 3)
Kenya: 8 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kenya has won 124 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Kenya: 124 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
35% of people in Kenya are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Kenya: 35% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Uganda is 29% faster than in Kenya
Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
77% of people in Kenya have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Kenya: 77% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Kenya and Uganda are practically level
Kenya: 32% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Kenya: 126 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kenya’s railway network is 3.1 times as long as Uganda’s
Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kenya fly 212 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 12% of Uganda, but only 6.6% of Kenya
Kenya: 6.6% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kenya emits 3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 90% in Kenya
Kenya: 90% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 70% more fine dust than in Kenya
Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 84% more likely to be murdered in Uganda than in Kenya
Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 2.3 times as deadly as in Uganda
Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 2.0 °C warmer than Uganda
Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 2.1 times as much rain as Kenya
Kenya: 696 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 Kenya bigger than Uganda?
Kenya is larger. Uganda fits inside Kenya 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Kenya or Uganda?
Kenya has 12% more people than Uganda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or Uganda?
People in Uganda live 4.7 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Kenya or Uganda?
Men in Kenya are 1.7 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
