Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Norway 2.6 times
Norway: 624,500 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 2.7% of Norway
Norway: 2.7% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Norway are 11.7 cm taller than in Uganda
Norway: 180.5 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Norway are 7.9 cm taller than in Uganda
Norway: 166.5 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 71% more refugees per resident than Norway
Norway: 22.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Norway: 23.2 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Norway has 3 official languages, Uganda 2
Norway: 3 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 11.7 points higher)
Norway: 26.5 (2023) · 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 0.2% in Norway
Norway: 0.2% (2023) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
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 spends 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Uganda 2.0%
Norway: 3.3% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Norway’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Norway: 24.5% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Uganda’s
Norway: 91% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Norway live 15 years longer than in Uganda
Norway: 83.2 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Norway: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 48% higher than in Norway
Norway: 11.6 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Norway has 5 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (8 against 3)
Norway: 8 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Norway has won 616 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Norway: 616 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
99% of people in Norway are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Norway: 99% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Norway is 4.3 times as fast as in Uganda
Norway: 228 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
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: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Norway, but only 12% of Uganda
Norway: 33.2% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 8.3 times as deadly as in Norway
Norway: 2.9 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Norway bigger than Uganda?
Norway is larger. Uganda fits inside Norway 2.6 times.
Which has more people, Norway or Uganda?
Uganda has 9.2 times as many people as Norway (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Norway or Uganda?
People in Norway live 15 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Norway and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Norway or Uganda?
Men in Norway are 11.7 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
