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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Uganda fits inside Pakistan 3.3 times.

Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Pakistan’s highest peak towers 3,501 m above Uganda’s.

Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Pakistan has 5 times as many people as Uganda.

Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Pakistan is 29% more densely populated than Uganda.

Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Uganda are 1.4 cm taller than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Uganda are 3.8 cm taller than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Pakistan is 3.8 years older than in Uganda.

Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 0.6 more children on average than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

4.4% of people in Pakistan are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Pakistan: 0.1 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Pakistan and Uganda are practically level.

Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Pakistan’s economy is 6.6 times the size of Uganda’s.

Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Pakistan produces 88% more per person than Uganda.

Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Pakistan (Gini 9.2 points higher).

Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Pakistan spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Uganda 1.9%.

Pakistan: 2.7% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Pakistan’s.

Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

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

Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Uganda live 0.69 years longer than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Pakistan is 34% more likely to die before turning one than in Uganda.

Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Pakistan has 6.1 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Pakistan rate their lives 0.38 points higher than in Uganda.

Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Uganda drink 47 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Pakistan has 2 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Pakistan has 136 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Pakistan put in 343 more hours a year than in Uganda.

Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Uganda went to school 2 years longer than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Pakistan: no data · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

57% of people in Pakistan are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

96% of people in Pakistan have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.

Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

40% of people in Pakistan live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Uganda has 83 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.

Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Pakistan’s railway network is 6.3 times as long as Uganda’s.

Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Pakistan fly 67 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 11% of Uganda, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.7% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Pakistan emits 5.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Pakistan carries 44% more fine dust than in Uganda.

Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 2.1 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 34% deadlier than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Uganda is on average 2.7 °C warmer than Pakistan.

Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uganda gets 3.5 times as much rain as Pakistan.

Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Pakistan bigger than Uganda?

Pakistan is larger. Uganda fits inside Pakistan 3.3 times.

Which has more people, Pakistan or Uganda?

Pakistan has 5 times as many people as Uganda (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Pakistan or Uganda?

People in Uganda live 0.69 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 68.5 in Uganda.

Are people taller in Pakistan or Uganda?

Men in Uganda are 1.4 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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