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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Mexico: 0.2 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uganda has 2 official languages, Mexico 1.

Mexico: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

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?

Uganda and Mexico are practically level.

Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

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 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.9%.

Mexico: 0.9% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Uganda’s.

Mexico: 54% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Mexico: 83% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

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 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 11% of Uganda.

Mexico: 33.6% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

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)

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 33% deadlier than in Mexico.

Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

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)