How much coast is there?

Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 2,641 m above Norway’s.

Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Uganda has 9.2 times as many people as Norway.

Norway: 5.61 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 17 times as densely populated as Norway.

Norway: 15 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Norway is 23 years older than in Uganda.

Norway: 39.5 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 2.7 more children on average than in Norway.

Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Norway: 19.1% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Norway: 23.2 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Uganda 2.

Norway: 3 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Norway’s economy is 8.6 times the size of Uganda’s.

Norway: $531 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Norway produces 30 times as much per person as Uganda.

Norway: Int$104,044 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Norway (Gini 16.2 points higher).

Norway: 26.5 (2023) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in Norway, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Norway: 4.6% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Norway and Uganda are practically level.

Norway: 2.1% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Uganda’s.

Norway: 91% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 183 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

Norway: $8,296 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 18 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.

Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 26 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

21% of adults in Norway are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Norway: 20.7% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

13% of adults in Norway smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Norway: 12.9% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 2.75 points higher than in Uganda.

Norway: 7.24 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Norway drink 72% more alcohol than in Uganda.

Norway: 7 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Norway has 6.5 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Norway: 70.4 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Norway has 1,098 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 716 more hours a year than in Norway.

Norway: 1,412 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Norway went to school 6.8 years longer than in Uganda.

Norway: 13.1 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Norway welcomed 25 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).

Norway: 0.91 (2022) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Norway: 99% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Norway: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

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

Norway: 84% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Norway has 109 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Norway: 109 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Norway’s railway network is 3.1 times as long as Uganda’s.

Norway: 3,885 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Norway: no data · Uganda: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

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

Norway: 33.5% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Norway emits 53 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Norway: 6.7 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 97% in Uganda.

Norway: 99% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 5.6 times as much fine dust as in Norway.

Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 12 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Norway.

Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 11 times as deadly as in Norway.

Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Uganda is on average 22.1 °C warmer than Norway.

Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uganda gets 17% more rain than Norway.

Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)