Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Tanzania 3.9 times
Tanzania: 945,500 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 785 m above Uganda’s
Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 45% of Tanzania
Tanzania: 45.1% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 37% more people than Uganda
Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 3.2 times as densely populated as Tanzania
Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Uganda are 1.8 cm taller than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 167 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uganda are 1.6 cm taller than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Tanzania is 0.73 years older than in Uganda
Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 0.4 more children on average than in Uganda
Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
3.0% of people in Tanzania are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Tanzania: 3% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 16 times as many refugees per resident as Tanzania
Tanzania: 2.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Tanzania and Uganda are practically level
Tanzania: 0 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Tanzania and Uganda are practically level
Tanzania: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Tanzania’s economy is 45% larger than Uganda’s
Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Tanzania produces 28% more per person than Uganda
Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Uganda (Gini 2.3 points higher)
Tanzania: 40.5 (2018) · 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 51% in Tanzania
Tanzania: 51.3% (2018) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.7% in Uganda, versus 1.6% in Tanzania
Tanzania: 1.6% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uganda spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%
Tanzania: 1.2% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Uganda and Tanzania are practically level
Tanzania: 12.3% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Tanzania’s
Tanzania: 29% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Uganda spends 25% more on health per person than Tanzania
Tanzania: $36 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Uganda live 1.3 years longer than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 25% more likely to die before turning one than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uganda has 43% more doctors per person than Tanzania
Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Tanzania: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 15% higher than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 14.9 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
10% of adults in Tanzania are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Tanzania: 10.5% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Tanzania and Uganda are practically level
Tanzania: 7.7% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uganda rate their lives 0.59 points higher than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 3.90 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uganda drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania
Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Tanzania has 12% more meat per person than Uganda
Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Tanzania has 141 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Tanzania and Uganda are practically level
Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uganda went to school 0.26 years longer than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uganda welcomed 60% more tourists per resident than Tanzania (2019)
Tanzania: 0.02 (2022) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Tanzania has 4 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (7 against 3)
Tanzania: 7 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uganda has won 13 Olympic medals, Tanzania 2
Tanzania: 2 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
31% of people in Tanzania are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Tanzania: 31% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Tanzania is 6% faster than in Uganda
Tanzania: 56 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
55% of people in Uganda have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania
Tanzania: 52.4% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
37% of people in Tanzania live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Tanzania: 37% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Tanzania: 127 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Tanzania’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Uganda’s
Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Tanzania fly 64 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Tanzania: 0.03 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 12% of Uganda
Tanzania: 49.6% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Tanzania emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania
Tanzania: 32.9% (2024) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 52% more fine dust than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.4 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Tanzania
Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 20% deadlier than in Tanzania
Tanzania: 20.1 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 0.6 °C warmer than Tanzania
Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 33% more rain than Tanzania
Tanzania: 1,102 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 Tanzania bigger than Uganda?
Tanzania is larger. Uganda fits inside Tanzania 3.9 times.
Which has more people, Tanzania or Uganda?
Tanzania has 37% more people than Uganda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Tanzania or Uganda?
People in Uganda live 1.3 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 67.2 years in Tanzania and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Tanzania or Uganda?
Men in Uganda are 1.8 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
