Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Poland is 30% bigger than Uganda.
Poland: 313,930 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Poland: 440 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 2,611 m above Poland’s.
Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uganda has 41% more people than Poland.
Poland: 36.4 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 2.2 times as densely populated as Poland.
Poland: 119 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Poland are 11.9 cm taller than in Uganda.
Poland: 180.7 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Poland are 7.3 cm taller than in Uganda.
Poland: 165.8 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Poland is 25 years older than in Uganda.
Poland: 41.3 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 3.0 more children on average than in Poland.
Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.
Poland: 20.8% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.
Poland: 7.7 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Poland 1.
Poland: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Poland’s economy is 17 times the size of Uganda’s.
Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Poland produces 16 times as much per person as Uganda.
Poland: Int$54,262 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Poland (Gini 14.2 points higher).
Poland: 28.5 (2023) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Poland and Uganda are practically level.
Poland: 3% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Uganda 1.9%.
Poland: 4.2% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Uganda’s.
Poland: 52% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Poland spends 45 times as much on health per person as Uganda.
Poland: $2,014 (2024) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Poland live 9.9 years longer than in Uganda.
Poland: 78.4 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland.
Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 21 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.
Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.
Poland: 25.9% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Poland smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.
Poland: 21.7% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Poland rate their lives 2.28 points higher than in Uganda.
Poland: 6.77 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 2.9 times as much alcohol as in Uganda.
Poland: 11.5 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Poland has 7.7 times as much meat per person as Uganda.
Poland: 83.3 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 1,352 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.
Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 321 more hours a year than in Poland.
Poland: 1,807 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Poland went to school 6.9 years longer than in Uganda.
Poland: 13.2 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Poland welcomed 15 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).
Poland: 0.54 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Poland are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.
Poland: 89% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Poland have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.
Poland: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
60% of people in Poland live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.
Poland: 60% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.
Poland: 138 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Poland’s railway network is 15 times as long as Uganda’s.
Poland: 18,620 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Poland fly 572 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.
Poland: 0.24 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 11% of Uganda.
Poland: 31.1% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 56 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.
Poland: 7.1 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 32% in Poland.
Poland: 31.5% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Poland.
Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Poland.
Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 2.5 times as deadly as in Poland.
Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 14.0 °C warmer than Poland.
Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 93% more rain than Poland.
Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Poland bigger than Uganda?
Poland is larger. Poland is 30% bigger than Uganda.
Which has more people, Poland or Uganda?
Uganda has 41% more people than Poland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Poland or Uganda?
People in Poland live 9.9 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 78.4 years in Poland and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Poland or Uganda?
Men in Poland are 11.9 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).