Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Mexico 8.1 times
Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 526 m above Uganda’s
Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 51% of Mexico
Mexico: 50.6% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 2.6 times as many people as Uganda
Mexico: 132 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 3.8 times as densely populated as Mexico
Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Mexico are 1.5 cm taller than in Uganda
Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Uganda and Mexico are practically level
Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mexico is 12 years older than in Uganda
Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 2.3 more children on average than in Mexico
Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.5% of people in Mexico are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 33 times as many refugees per resident as Mexico
Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Mexico: 0.2 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Mexico 1
Mexico: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 30 times the size of Uganda’s
Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 7.4 times as much per person as Uganda
Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Uganda (Gini 4.4 points higher)
Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · 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 1.6% in Mexico
Mexico: 1.6% (2024) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Uganda and Mexico are practically level
Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uganda spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.7%
Mexico: 0.7% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Mexico’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Mexico: 14.8% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Uganda’s
Mexico: 54% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 17 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Mexico: $761 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Mexico live 6.8 years longer than in Uganda
Mexico: 75.3 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Mexico
Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 14 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 2 times that in Mexico
Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Mexico smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 2.48 points higher than in Uganda
Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 66% more alcohol than in Uganda
Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 7.2 times as much meat per person as Uganda
Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 927 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 499 more hours a year than in Mexico
Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Mexico went to school 3 years longer than in Uganda
Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mexico welcomed 9.6 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019)
Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mexico has 33 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (36 against 3)
Mexico: 36 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Mexico has won 77 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Mexico: 77 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Mexico: 83% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Mexico is 2.9 times as fast as in Uganda
Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Mexico have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Mexico: 99.8% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Mexico: 80% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Mexico: 116 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 19 times as long as Uganda’s
Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 1,417 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 12% of Uganda
Mexico: 34.2% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mexico emits 28 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico
Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Mexico
Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Uganda
Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 26% deadlier than in Mexico
Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 2.3 °C warmer than Mexico
Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 86% more rain than Mexico
Mexico: 788 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 Mexico bigger than Uganda?
Mexico is larger. Uganda fits inside Mexico 8.1 times.
Which has more people, Mexico or Uganda?
Mexico has 2.6 times as many people as Uganda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mexico or Uganda?
People in Mexico live 6.8 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Mexico and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Mexico or Uganda?
Men in Mexico are 1.5 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
