Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Netherlands fits inside Uganda 5.8 times.
Netherlands: 41,540 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Netherlands: 451 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 4,248 m above the Netherlands’.
Netherlands: 862 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uganda has 2.8 times as many people as the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 18.1 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Netherlands is 2.1 times as densely populated as Uganda.
Netherlands: 537 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Netherlands are 15.0 cm taller than in Uganda.
Netherlands: 183.8 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Netherlands are 11.8 cm taller than in Uganda.
Netherlands: 170.4 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Netherlands is 25 years older than in Uganda.
Netherlands: 41.4 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 2.7 more children on average than in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 1.43 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in the Netherlands are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.
Netherlands: 20.9% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Netherlands has produced 11.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.
Netherlands: 11.1 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, the Netherlands 1.
Netherlands: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Netherlands’ economy is 22 times the size of Uganda’s.
Netherlands: $1.33 trillion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Netherlands produces 25 times as much per person as Uganda.
Netherlands: Int$87,320 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in the Netherlands (Gini 17 points higher).
Netherlands: 25.7 (2021) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.9% in the Netherlands, versus 2.7% in Uganda.
Netherlands: 3.9% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Netherlands and Uganda are practically level.
Netherlands: 1.9% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Netherlands’ price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Uganda’s.
Netherlands: 84% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Netherlands spends 151 times as much on health per person as Uganda.
Netherlands: $6,845 (2024) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Netherlands live 13 years longer than in Uganda.
Netherlands: 82 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Netherlands has 20 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.
Netherlands: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
17% of adults in the Netherlands are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.
Netherlands: 16.9% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in the Netherlands smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.
Netherlands: 20.5% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Netherlands rate their lives 2.73 points higher than in Uganda.
Netherlands: 7.22 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Netherlands drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Uganda.
Netherlands: 8.6 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Netherlands has 6.6 times as much meat per person as Uganda.
Netherlands: 71.6 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Netherlands has 1,089 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.
Netherlands: 3,467 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 689 more hours a year than in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 1,439 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Netherlands went to school 6.3 years longer than in Uganda.
Netherlands: 12.7 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Netherlands welcomed 25 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).
Netherlands: 0.91 (2022) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in the Netherlands are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.
Netherlands: 97% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the Netherlands have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.
Netherlands: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
96% of people in the Netherlands live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.
Netherlands: 96% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Netherlands has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.
Netherlands: 129 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The Netherlands’ railway network is 2.4 times as long as Uganda’s.
Netherlands: 3,041 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Netherlands fly 5,437 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.
Netherlands: 2.29 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
The Netherlands and Uganda are practically level.
Netherlands: 11.1% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Netherlands emits 50 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.
Netherlands: 6.3 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 51% in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 51.2% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 3.9 times as much fine dust as in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 9.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 13 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 4.7 times as deadly as in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 3.4 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 12.5 °C warmer than the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 11.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 66% more rain than the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 887 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Netherlands bigger than Uganda?
Uganda is larger. The Netherlands fits inside Uganda 5.8 times.
Which has more people, the Netherlands or Uganda?
Uganda has 2.8 times as many people as the Netherlands (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Netherlands or Uganda?
People in the Netherlands live 13 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in the Netherlands and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in the Netherlands or Uganda?
Men in the Netherlands are 15.0 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
