Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Ukraine 2.5 times
Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 3,049 m above Ukraine’s
Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 71% of Ukraine
Uganda: 80.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uganda has 32% more people than Ukraine
Uganda: 51.4 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 3.8 times as densely populated as Ukraine
Uganda: 256 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 12.2 cm taller than in Uganda
Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 8.1 cm taller than in Uganda
Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 25 years older than in Uganda
Uganda: 16.5 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 3.2 more children on average than in Ukraine
Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Uganda: 2.2% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 620 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Uganda: 0 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Ukraine 1
Uganda: 2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ukraine’s economy is 3.5 times the size of Uganda’s
Uganda: $62 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ukraine produces 5.4 times as much per person as Uganda
Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Ukraine (Gini 12.6 points higher)
Uganda: 38.2 (2023) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
54% of people in Uganda live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Ukraine
Uganda: 54.4% (2023) · Ukraine: 0% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 2.7% in Uganda
Uganda: 2.7% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, Uganda 2.0%
Uganda: 2% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Uganda: 12.6% (2024) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Ukraine’s
Uganda: 35% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ukraine spends 8.2 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Uganda: $45 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Ukraine live 6.2 years longer than in Uganda
Uganda: 68.5 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 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 Ukraine
Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 18 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uganda: no data · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 10% higher than in Uganda
Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Uganda: 8.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Uganda: 7.5% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ukraine rate their lives 0.17 points higher than in Uganda
Uganda: 4.49 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uganda drink 4% more alcohol than in Ukraine
Uganda: 4 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ukraine has 4.6 times as much meat per person as Uganda
Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ukraine has 408 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 83 more hours a year than in Ukraine
Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 4.8 years longer than in Uganda
Uganda: 6.3 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ukraine welcomed 83% more tourists per resident than Uganda (2019)
Uganda: 0.04 (2019) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ukraine has 5 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (8 against 3)
Uganda: 3 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Uganda: 13 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Uganda: 9% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ukraine is 3.4 times as fast as in Uganda
Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ukraine have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Uganda: 55.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Uganda: 32% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Uganda: 83 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 17 times as long as Uganda’s
Uganda: 1,244 km (2014) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ukraine fly 28 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Uganda: 0.00042 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Ukraine, but only 12% of Uganda
Uganda: 11.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 30 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Uganda: 0.1 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine
Uganda: 97.1% (2024) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Ukraine
Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 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 Ukraine
Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 29% deadlier than in Ukraine
Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 13.4 °C warmer than Ukraine
Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 2.4 times as much rain as Ukraine
Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Uganda bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Uganda fits inside Ukraine 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Uganda or Ukraine?
Uganda has 32% more people than Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Uganda or Ukraine?
People in Ukraine live 6.2 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 68.5 years in Uganda and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Uganda or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 12.2 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
