Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Uganda 328 times
Singapore: 736 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 4,944 m above Singapore’s
Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Singapore: 0.9% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uganda has 8.4 times as many people as Singapore
Singapore: 6.11 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 33 times as densely populated as Uganda
Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 4.8 cm taller than in Uganda
Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 2.8 cm taller than in Uganda
Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 19 years older than in Uganda
Singapore: 35.1 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 3.2 more children on average than in Singapore
Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
14% of people in Singapore are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Singapore: 14.2% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Singapore and Uganda are practically level
Singapore: 0 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Uganda 2
Singapore: 4 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 9.7 times the size of Uganda’s
Singapore: $604 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 47 times as much per person as Uganda
Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Singapore: no data · Uganda: 38.2 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Singapore: no data · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Singapore and Uganda are practically level
Singapore: 2.8% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Uganda 2.0%
Singapore: 3% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Singapore’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Singapore: 13.6% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Uganda’s
Singapore: 60% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 87 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Singapore: $3,922 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 15 years longer than in Uganda
Singapore: 83.3 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 16 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 15 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 2.4 times that in Singapore
Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
17% of adults in Singapore are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Singapore: 16.8% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
14% of adults in Singapore smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Singapore: 13.8% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 2.09 points higher than in Uganda
Singapore: 6.59 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uganda drink 85% more alcohol than in Singapore
Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Singapore: no data · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Singapore: no data · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 155 more hours a year than in Uganda
Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 5.7 years longer than in Uganda
Singapore: 12 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 60 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019)
Singapore: 2.16 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Uganda has 2 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (3 against 1)
Singapore: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uganda has won 13 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Singapore: 6 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Singapore: 94% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 13 times as fast as in Uganda
Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Singapore: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Singapore: 100% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Singapore: 171 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Singapore: no data · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 18,449 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Singapore: 7.77 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 22% of Singapore, but only 12% of Uganda
Singapore: 21.8% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 73 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Singapore: 9.2 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Singapore: 5.5% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Singapore
Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 130 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Singapore
Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 10 times as deadly as in Singapore
Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Singapore: no data · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Singapore: no data · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Singapore bigger than Uganda?
Uganda is larger. Singapore fits inside Uganda 328 times.
Which has more people, Singapore or Uganda?
Uganda has 8.4 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Singapore or Uganda?
People in Singapore live 15 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 83.3 years in Singapore and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Singapore or Uganda?
Men in Singapore are 4.8 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
