Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Nigeria 3.8 times
Nigeria: 923,768 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 77% of Nigeria
Nigeria: 77.1% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Nigeria are 2.8 cm taller than in Uganda
Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Uganda and Nigeria are practically level
Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 72 times as many refugees per resident as Nigeria
Nigeria: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Nigeria has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Nigeria: 0.042 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Nigeria 1
Nigeria: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 4.3 points higher)
Nigeria: 33.9 (2022) · 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 42% in Nigeria
Nigeria: 41.8% (2022) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
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 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.9%
Nigeria: 0.9% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Nigeria: no data · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Nigeria’s
Nigeria: 13% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Nigeria spends 48% more on health per person than Uganda
Nigeria: $67 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Uganda live 14 years longer than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
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 suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 2.6 times that in Nigeria
Nigeria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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: 0.0023 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Uganda has 1 more World Heritage site than Nigeria (3 against 2)
Nigeria: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Nigeria has won 27 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Nigeria: 27 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
41% of people in Nigeria are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Nigeria: 41% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Uganda is 22% faster than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 44 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
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: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 19% of Nigeria, but only 12% of Uganda
Nigeria: 18.9% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 2% deadlier than in Uganda
Nigeria: 24.7 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Nigeria bigger than Uganda?
Nigeria is larger. Uganda fits inside Nigeria 3.8 times.
Which has more people, Nigeria or Uganda?
Nigeria has 4.6 times as many people as Uganda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Nigeria or Uganda?
People in Uganda live 14 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 54.6 years in Nigeria and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Nigeria or Uganda?
Men in Nigeria are 2.8 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
