How much coast is there?

Rwanda: 0 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 591 m above Rwanda’s.

Rwanda: 4,519 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Uganda has 3.5 times as many people as Rwanda.

Rwanda: 14.6 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Rwanda is 2.3 times as densely populated as Uganda.

Rwanda: 591 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Rwanda is 2.9 years older than in Uganda.

Rwanda: 19.4 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 0.5 more children on average than in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 3.65 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

4.0% of people in Rwanda are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Rwanda: 4% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Rwanda and Uganda are practically level.

Rwanda: 0 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Rwanda has 3 official languages, Uganda 2.

Rwanda: 3 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Uganda’s economy is 3.8 times the size of Rwanda’s.

Rwanda: $16.4 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Rwanda produces 19% more per person than Uganda.

Rwanda: Int$4,164 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Rwanda (Gini 3.3 points higher).

Rwanda: 39.4 (2023) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 11% in Rwanda, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Rwanda: 11.4% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uganda spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Rwanda 1.2%.

Rwanda: 1.2% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Rwanda’s.

Rwanda: 27% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Rwanda spends 16% more on health per person than Uganda.

Rwanda: $53 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 22% more likely to die before turning one than in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 29.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Uganda has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as Rwanda.

Rwanda: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

8.2% of adults in Uganda are obese, versus 5.2% in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 5.2% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

10% of adults in Rwanda smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Rwanda: 10.1% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Uganda rate their lives 1.22 points higher than in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 3.27 (2021) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Rwanda drink 3% more alcohol than in Uganda.

Rwanda: 4.1 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Uganda has 69% more meat per person than Rwanda.

Rwanda: 6.4 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Rwanda has 27 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Rwanda: 2,405 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 544 more hours a year than in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 1,584 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Uganda went to school 1.4 years longer than in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 4.9 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Rwanda welcomed 3.4 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).

Rwanda: 0.12 (2019) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

32% of people in Rwanda are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Rwanda: 32% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

72% of people in Rwanda have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.

Rwanda: 72% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

32% of people in Uganda live in cities, versus 31% in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 31% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Rwanda has 93 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Rwanda: 93 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Rwanda: no data · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Rwanda fly 250 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Rwanda: 0.11 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Rwanda and Uganda are practically level.

Rwanda: 11.3% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Rwanda emits 13% more CO₂ than someone in Uganda.

Rwanda: 0.1 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 49.6% (2024) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Rwanda carries 12% more fine dust than in Uganda.

Rwanda: 41.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 3.6 per 100k (2020) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 38% deadlier than in Rwanda.

Rwanda: 11.6 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Uganda is on average 3.6 °C warmer than Rwanda.

Rwanda: 20.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Rwanda gets 6% more rain than Uganda.

Rwanda: 1,553 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)