Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Spain 2.1 times
Spain: 505,981 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 1,392 m above Spain’s
Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 49% of Spain
Spain: 49.3% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uganda has 4% more people than Spain
Spain: 49.4 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 2.6 times as densely populated as Spain
Spain: 99 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 7.4 cm taller than in Uganda
Spain: 176.1 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 3.5 cm taller than in Uganda
Spain: 162 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 28 years older than in Uganda
Spain: 44.9 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 3.1 more children on average than in Spain
Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Spain: 21.6% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 3.6 times as many refugees per resident as Spain
Spain: 10.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Spain: 1.4 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Spain 1
Spain: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 31 times the size of Uganda’s
Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 17 times as much per person as Uganda
Spain: Int$59,868 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Spain (Gini 4.8 points higher)
Spain: 33.4 (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 0.8% in Spain
Spain: 0.8% (2023) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 2.7% in Uganda
Spain: 10.4% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Spain and Uganda are practically level
Spain: 2.1% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Spain’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Spain: 14.9% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Uganda’s
Spain: 65% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 69 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Spain: $3,107 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 15 years longer than in Uganda
Spain: 83.9 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 14 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain
Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 22 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Spain: 2.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 2.4 times that in Spain
Spain: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Spain are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Spain: 18.9% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Spain: 27.6% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 2.05 points higher than in Uganda
Spain: 6.54 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 3 times as much alcohol as in Uganda
Spain: 12.1 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 9.3 times as much meat per person as Uganda
Spain: 100.8 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 999 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 490 more hours a year than in Spain
Spain: 1,638 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 4.4 years longer than in Uganda
Spain: 10.8 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 53 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019)
Spain: 1.92 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Spain has 47 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (50 against 3)
Spain: 50 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Spain has won 195 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Spain: 195 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Spain: 96% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Spain is 6.1 times as fast as in Uganda
Spain: 324 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Spain have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Spain: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Spain: 81% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Spain: 130 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 13 times as long as Uganda’s
Spain: 15,963 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 4,525 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Spain: 1.91 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Spain, but only 12% of Uganda
Spain: 38.2% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 36 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Spain: 4.6 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Spain
Spain: 55.9% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 3.7 times as much fine dust as in Spain
Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 13 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Spain
Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 3.9 times as deadly as in Spain
Spain: 6.2 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 8.9 °C warmer than Spain
Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 2.2 times as much rain as Spain
Spain: 665 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 Spain bigger than Uganda?
Spain is larger. Uganda fits inside Spain 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Spain or Uganda?
Uganda has 4% more people than Spain (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Spain or Uganda?
People in Spain live 15 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 83.9 years in Spain and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Spain or Uganda?
Men in Spain are 7.4 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
