Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Uganda 332 times.
Singapore: 728 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)
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)
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: 8,511 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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Singapore and Uganda are practically level.
Singapore: 0 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)
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: 42.7 (2019)
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 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Uganda 1.9%.
Singapore: 2.8% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (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 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)
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)
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 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 21% of Singapore, but only 11% of Uganda.
Singapore: 20.9% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)
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 8.4 times as deadly as in Singapore.
Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)
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)
Quick answers
Is Singapore bigger than Uganda?
Uganda is larger. Singapore fits inside Uganda 332 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).