Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Rwanda fits inside Uganda 9.2 times
Rwanda: 26,340 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 76% of Rwanda
Rwanda: 75.7% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 2.4 times as densely populated as Uganda
Rwanda: 613 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Uganda are 2.7 cm taller than in Rwanda
Rwanda: 166 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uganda are 1.8 cm taller than in Rwanda
Rwanda: 156.7 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 4.7 times as many refugees per resident as Rwanda
Rwanda: 7.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Rwanda and Uganda are practically level
Rwanda: 0 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Rwanda has 3 official languages, Uganda 2
Rwanda: 3 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 Rwanda than in Uganda (Gini 1.2 points higher)
Rwanda: 39.4 (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 39% in Rwanda
Rwanda: 38.6% (2023) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
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 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Rwanda 1.3%
Rwanda: 1.3% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Rwanda and Uganda are practically level
Rwanda: 12.7% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Rwanda’s
Rwanda: 27% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Rwanda spends 16% more on health per person than Uganda
Rwanda: $53 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Uganda live 0.47 years longer than in Rwanda
Rwanda: 68 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Rwanda: 0.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 19% higher than in Rwanda
Rwanda: 14.5 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Uganda has 1 more World Heritage site than Rwanda (3 against 2)
Rwanda: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uganda has won 13 Olympic medals, Rwanda none
Rwanda: 0 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
32% of people in Rwanda are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Rwanda: 32% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Rwanda is 22% faster than in Uganda
Rwanda: 65 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
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: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 26% of Rwanda, but only 12% of Uganda
Rwanda: 26.1% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 50% deadlier than in Rwanda
Rwanda: 16.1 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Rwanda bigger than Uganda?
Uganda is larger. Rwanda fits inside Uganda 9.2 times.
Which has more people, Rwanda or Uganda?
Uganda has 3.5 times as many people as Rwanda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Rwanda or Uganda?
People in Uganda live 0.47 years longer than in Rwanda. Life expectancy at birth is 68.0 years in Rwanda and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Rwanda or Uganda?
Men in Uganda are 2.7 cm taller than in Rwanda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
