Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Thailand 2.1 times
Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 2,545 m above Thailand’s
Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 43% of Thailand
Thailand: 43.3% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Thailand has 39% more people than Uganda
Thailand: 71.6 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 83% more densely populated than Thailand
Thailand: 140 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Thailand are 2.9 cm taller than in Uganda
Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Thailand are 0.9 cm taller than in Uganda
Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Thailand is 23 years older than in Uganda
Thailand: 39.7 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 3.0 more children on average than in Thailand
Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Thailand are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Thailand: 16% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 32 times as many refugees per resident as Thailand
Thailand: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Thailand and Uganda are practically level
Thailand: 0 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Thailand 1
Thailand: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Thailand’s economy is 9.3 times the size of Uganda’s
Thailand: $577 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Thailand produces 7.5 times as much per person as Uganda
Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Thailand (Gini 4.9 points higher)
Thailand: 33.3 (2024) · 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% in Thailand
Thailand: 0% (2024) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.7% in Uganda, versus 0.8% in Thailand
Thailand: 0.8% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uganda spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Thailand 1.0%
Thailand: 1% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Thailand’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Thailand: 15.2% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Thailand’s
Thailand: 31% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Thailand spends 7.2 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Thailand: $327 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Thailand live 8.1 years longer than in Uganda
Thailand: 76.6 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 4.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Thailand
Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Thailand has 2.8 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Thailand: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 79% higher than in Thailand
Thailand: 9.6 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in Thailand are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Thailand: 15.5% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Thailand smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Thailand: 17.8% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Thailand rate their lives 1.81 points higher than in Uganda
Thailand: 6.30 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Thailand drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Uganda
Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Thailand has 2.3 times as much meat per person as Uganda
Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Thailand has 478 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Thailand put in 49 more hours a year than in Uganda
Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Thailand went to school 2.7 years longer than in Uganda
Thailand: 9 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Thailand welcomed 16 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019)
Thailand: 0.56 (2019) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Thailand has 6 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (9 against 3)
Thailand: 9 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Thailand has won 41 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Thailand: 41 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Thailand: 91% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Thailand is 6.8 times as fast as in Uganda
Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Thailand have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Thailand: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Thailand live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Thailand: 63% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Thailand: 161 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Thailand’s railway network is 3.3 times as long as Uganda’s
Thailand: 4,092 km (2017) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Thailand fly 1,721 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Thailand: 0.72 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Thailand, but only 12% of Uganda
Thailand: 38.7% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Thailand emits 30 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Thailand: 3.7 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Thailand
Thailand: 16.6% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 60% more fine dust than in Thailand
Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Thailand: no data · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Thailand are 48% deadlier than in Uganda
Thailand: 35.6 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Thailand is on average 3.1 °C warmer than Uganda
Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Thailand gets 13% more rain than Uganda
Thailand: 1,657 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 Thailand bigger than Uganda?
Thailand is larger. Uganda fits inside Thailand 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Thailand or Uganda?
Thailand has 39% more people than Uganda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Thailand or Uganda?
People in Thailand live 8.1 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 76.6 years in Thailand and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Thailand or Uganda?
Men in Thailand are 2.9 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
