How much coast is there?

Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 3,010 m above Sweden’s.

Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Uganda has 4.8 times as many people as Sweden.

Sweden: 10.6 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 9.8 times as densely populated as Sweden.

Sweden: 26 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Sweden is 23 years older than in Uganda.

Sweden: 39.9 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 2.7 more children on average than in Sweden.

Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Sweden: 20.9% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Sweden: 28.3 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uganda has 2 official languages, Sweden 1.

Sweden: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Sweden’s economy is 11 times the size of Uganda’s.

Sweden: $669 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Sweden produces 21 times as much per person as Uganda.

Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Sweden (Gini 13.4 points higher).

Sweden: 29.3 (2023) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Sweden: 8.7% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Sweden and Uganda are practically level.

Sweden: 2% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Uganda’s.

Sweden: 87% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Sweden spends 143 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

Sweden: $6,485 (2024) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 18 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden.

Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Sweden has 23 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

19% of adults in Sweden are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Sweden: 18.7% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in Sweden smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Sweden: 20.3% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Sweden rate their lives 2.76 points higher than in Uganda.

Sweden: 7.26 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Sweden drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Uganda.

Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Sweden has 6.3 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Sweden has 989 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 696 more hours a year than in Sweden.

Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Sweden went to school 6.4 years longer than in Uganda.

Sweden: 12.7 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Sweden welcomed 18 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).

Sweden: 0.63 (2022) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Sweden: 96% (2025) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Sweden have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.

Sweden: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Sweden: 89% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Sweden: 141 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Sweden’s railway network is 7.8 times as long as Uganda’s.

Sweden: 9,714 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Sweden fly 4,380 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Sweden: 1.85 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 11% of Uganda.

Sweden: 68.7% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Sweden emits 28 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Sweden: 3.6 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 71% in Sweden.

Sweden: 71.2% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 6.5 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.

Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 7.8 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Sweden.

Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 7.6 times as deadly as in Sweden.

Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Uganda is on average 19.4 °C warmer than Sweden.

Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uganda gets 83% more rain than Sweden.

Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)