Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Russia 71 times
Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 532 m above Uganda’s
Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 13% of Russia
Russia: 13.2% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 2.8 times as many people as Uganda
Russia: 144 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 29 times as densely populated as Russia
Russia: 9 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Russia are 7.9 cm taller than in Uganda
Russia: 176.7 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 6.0 cm taller than in Uganda
Russia: 164.5 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Russia is 23 years older than in Uganda
Russia: 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 Russia
Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Russia: 17.8% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 458 times as many refugees per resident as Russia
Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Russia: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Russia 1
Russia: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 41 times the size of Uganda’s
Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Russia produces 14 times as much per person as Uganda
Russia: Int$49,568 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Russia (Gini 5.2 points higher)
Russia: 33 (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 0.1% in Russia
Russia: 0.1% (2023) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.7% in Uganda, versus 2.1% in Russia
Russia: 2.1% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Uganda 2.0%
Russia: 7.5% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Uganda’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%
Russia: 10.9% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Russia’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Uganda’s
Russia: 35% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Russia spends 22 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Russia: $1,003 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Russia live 5 years longer than in Uganda
Russia: 73.4 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 8.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Russia
Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 27 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 15% higher than in Uganda
Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
21% of adults in Russia are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Russia: 21.2% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Russia smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Russia: 27% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Russia rate their lives 1.34 points higher than in Uganda
Russia: 5.83 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in Uganda
Russia: 10.4 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 7.8 times as much meat per person as Uganda
Russia: 84.8 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 1,151 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 41 more hours a year than in Russia
Russia: 2,087 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Russia went to school 6.1 years longer than in Uganda
Russia: 12.4 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Russia: no data · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 30 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (33 against 3)
Russia: 33 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Russia: 539 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Russia: 94% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Russia: no data · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Russia have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Russia: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Russia: 75% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Russia: 186 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 69 times as long as Uganda’s
Russia: 85,544 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Russia fly 1,635 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Russia: 0.69 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 12% of Uganda
Russia: 50.8% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 97 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Russia: 12.3 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia
Russia: 17.4% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Russia
Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 15% more likely to be murdered in Uganda than in Russia
Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 80% deadlier than in Russia
Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 26.3 °C warmer than Russia
Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 2.5 times as much rain as Russia
Russia: 586 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 Russia bigger than Uganda?
Russia is larger. Uganda fits inside Russia 71 times.
Which has more people, Russia or Uganda?
Russia has 2.8 times as many people as Uganda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Russia or Uganda?
People in Russia live 5 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 73.4 years in Russia and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Russia or Uganda?
Men in Russia are 7.9 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
