How much coast is there?

Malaysia: 4,675 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 1,015 m above Malaysia’s.

Malaysia: 4,095 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Uganda has 43% more people than Malaysia.

Malaysia: 36 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 2.3 times as densely populated as Malaysia.

Malaysia: 110 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Malaysia is 14 years older than in Uganda.

Malaysia: 30.1 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 2.6 more children on average than in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 1.54 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.0% of people in Malaysia are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Malaysia: 8% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Malaysia and Uganda are practically level.

Malaysia: 0 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Malaysia and Uganda are practically level.

Malaysia: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Malaysia’s economy is 7.6 times the size of Uganda’s.

Malaysia: $472 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Malaysia produces 12 times as much per person as Uganda.

Malaysia: Int$41,498 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Malaysia (Gini 2 points higher).

Malaysia: 40.7 (2021) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.8% in Malaysia, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Malaysia: 3.8% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uganda spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Malaysia 1.0%.

Malaysia: 1% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Malaysia’s.

Malaysia: 32% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Malaysia spends 10 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

Malaysia: $450 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 5.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 7 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Malaysia has 12 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Malaysia: 2.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Malaysia are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Malaysia: 23.6% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

17% of adults in Malaysia smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Malaysia: 16.9% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Malaysia rate their lives 1.51 points higher than in Uganda.

Malaysia: 6.01 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Uganda drink 5 times as much alcohol as in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 0.8 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Malaysia has 6.4 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Malaysia: 69.1 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Malaysia has 549 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Malaysia: 2,927 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Malaysia put in 180 more hours a year than in Uganda.

Malaysia: 2,308 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Malaysia went to school 4.8 years longer than in Uganda.

Malaysia: 11.1 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Malaysia welcomed 8.1 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).

Malaysia: 0.29 (2022) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

98% of people in Malaysia are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Malaysia: 98% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

77% of people in Malaysia live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Malaysia: 77% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Malaysia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Malaysia: 140 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Malaysia’s railway network is 33% longer than Uganda’s.

Malaysia: 1,655 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Malaysia fly 3,081 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Malaysia: 1.3 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 58% of Malaysia, but only 11% of Uganda.

Malaysia: 57.7% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Malaysia emits 64 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Malaysia: 8.2 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 21% in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 20.7% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 12 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 15% deadlier than in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 13.9 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Malaysia is on average 2.3 °C warmer than Uganda.

Malaysia: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Malaysia gets 2.1 times as much rain as Uganda.

Malaysia: 3,081 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)