How much coast is there?

New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 5,080 m above New Zealand’s.

New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Uganda has 9.7 times as many people as New Zealand.

New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 13 times as densely populated as New Zealand.

New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in New Zealand is 21 years older than in Uganda.

New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 2.6 more children on average than in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

New Zealand: 17.6% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none.

New Zealand: 5.6 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

New Zealand has 3 official languages, Uganda 2.

New Zealand: 3 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

New Zealand’s economy is 4.3 times the size of Uganda’s.

New Zealand: $264 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

New Zealand produces 16 times as much per person as Uganda.

New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

New Zealand: no data · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.1% in New Zealand, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

New Zealand: 5.1% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uganda spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, New Zealand 1.2%.

New Zealand: 1.2% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Uganda’s.

New Zealand: 86% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

New Zealand spends 111 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

New Zealand: $5,022 (2024) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 9 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

New Zealand has 19 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

New Zealand: 34.7% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

9.3% of adults in New Zealand smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

New Zealand: 9.3% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in New Zealand rate their lives 2.50 points higher than in Uganda.

New Zealand: 7.00 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in New Zealand drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Uganda.

New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

New Zealand has 7.3 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

New Zealand has 744 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 420 more hours a year than in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in New Zealand went to school 6.6 years longer than in Uganda.

New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

New Zealand welcomed 17 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).

New Zealand: 0.6 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

New Zealand: 94% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

New Zealand: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

New Zealand: 84% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

New Zealand: 130 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

New Zealand’s railway network is 3.3 times as long as Uganda’s.

New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from New Zealand fly 6,701 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

New Zealand: 2.82 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 38% of New Zealand, but only 11% of Uganda.

New Zealand: 37.8% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in New Zealand emits 49 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 89% in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 88.5% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 5.3 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 6.1 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 2.4 times as deadly as in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Uganda is on average 12.6 °C warmer than New Zealand.

New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

New Zealand gets 9% more rain than Uganda.

New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)