How much coast is there?

Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 2,691 m above Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Nigeria has 4.6 times as many people as Uganda.

Nigeria: 238 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Nigeria is 2% more densely populated than Uganda.

Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Nigeria is 1.2 years older than in Uganda.

Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Nigeria have 0.2 more children on average than in Uganda.

Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

3.1% of people in Nigeria are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Nigeria: 0 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uganda has 2 official languages, Nigeria 1.

Nigeria: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Nigeria’s economy is 4.7 times the size of Uganda’s.

Nigeria: $291 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Nigeria produces 2.7 times as much per person as Uganda.

Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Nigeria (Gini 8.8 points higher).

Nigeria: 33.9 (2022) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Nigeria and Uganda are practically level.

Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uganda spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.6%.

Nigeria: 0.6% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 13% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Nigeria spends 48% more on health per person than Uganda.

Nigeria: $67 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Nigeria is 94% more likely to die before turning one than in Uganda.

Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Nigeria has 2 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

12% of adults in Nigeria are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Nigeria: 12.1% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

7.5% of adults in Uganda smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 3.1% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Nigeria rate their lives 0.30 points higher than in Uganda.

Nigeria: 4.79 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Uganda drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 2 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Uganda has 53% more meat per person than Nigeria.

Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Nigeria has 92 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 66 more hours a year than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Nigeria went to school 1.3 years longer than in Uganda.

Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Uganda welcomed 15 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).

Nigeria: 0 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

41% of people in Nigeria are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Nigeria: 41% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

63% of people in Nigeria have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.

Nigeria: 62.5% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

64% of people in Nigeria live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Nigeria: 64% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Uganda has 83 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.

Nigeria: 71 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Nigeria’s railway network is 2.8 times as long as Uganda’s.

Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Nigeria fly 53 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Nigeria: 0.02 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Nigeria, but only 11% of Uganda.

Nigeria: 23.2% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Nigeria emits 4.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 31.3% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Nigeria carries 34% more fine dust than in Uganda.

Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 75% more likely to be murdered in Nigeria than in Uganda.

Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Nigeria are 7% deadlier than in Uganda.

Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Nigeria is on average 3.7 °C warmer than Uganda.

Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uganda gets 41% more rain than Nigeria.

Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)