The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Kingdom and Uganda are nearly identical here
Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 3,765 m above the United Kingdom’s
Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 69% of the United Kingdom
Uganda: 80.3% (2024) · United Kingdom: 69.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Kingdom has 35% more people than Uganda
Uganda: 51.4 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 12% more densely populated than Uganda
Uganda: 256 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Kingdom are 9.5 cm taller than in Uganda
Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Kingdom are 5.4 cm taller than in Uganda
Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Kingdom is 23 years older than in Uganda
Uganda: 16.5 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 2.6 more children on average than in the United Kingdom
Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in the United Kingdom are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Uganda: 2.2% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 4.5 times as many refugees per resident as the United Kingdom
Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025) · United Kingdom: 8.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Uganda: 0 (2026) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, the United Kingdom 1
Uganda: 2 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 65 times the size of Uganda’s
Uganda: $62 billion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United Kingdom produces 19 times as much per person as Uganda
Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in the United Kingdom (Gini 5.8 points higher)
Uganda: 38.2 (2023) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
54% of people in Uganda live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in the United Kingdom
Uganda: 54.4% (2023) · United Kingdom: 0.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.7% in the United Kingdom, versus 2.7% in Uganda
Uganda: 2.7% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Kingdom and Uganda are practically level
Uganda: 2% (2025) · United Kingdom: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The United Kingdom’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Uganda: 12.6% (2024) · United Kingdom: 26.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United Kingdom’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Uganda’s
Uganda: 35% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 130 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Uganda: $45 (2023) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the United Kingdom live 13 years longer than in Uganda
Uganda: 68.5 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 8.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Kingdom
Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Kingdom has 17 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uganda: no data · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 79% higher than in the United Kingdom
Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Uganda: 8.2% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
13% of adults in the United Kingdom smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Uganda: 7.5% (2024) · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Kingdom rate their lives 2.20 points higher than in Uganda
Uganda: 4.49 (2025) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Kingdom drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in Uganda
Uganda: 4 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Kingdom has 7.8 times as much meat per person as Uganda
Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Kingdom has 1,057 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 605 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom
Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 7.2 years longer than in Uganda
Uganda: 6.3 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United Kingdom welcomed 15 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019)
Uganda: 0.04 (2019) · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The United Kingdom has 32 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (35 against 3)
Uganda: 3 (2026) · United Kingdom: 35 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The United Kingdom has won 1,025 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Uganda: 13 (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,025 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Uganda: 9% (2024) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the United Kingdom is 5.7 times as fast as in Uganda
Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026) · United Kingdom: 303 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the United Kingdom have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Uganda: 55.3% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in the United Kingdom live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Uganda: 32% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Kingdom has 122 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Uganda: 83 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United Kingdom’s railway network is 13 times as long as Uganda’s
Uganda: 1,244 km (2014) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Kingdom fly 4,063 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Uganda: 0.00042 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 13% of the United Kingdom, but only 12% of Uganda
Uganda: 11.9% (2024) · United Kingdom: 13.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Kingdom emits 36 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Uganda: 0.1 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 52% in the United Kingdom
Uganda: 97.1% (2024) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 4.2 times as much fine dust as in the United Kingdom
Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in the United Kingdom
Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 6.2 times as deadly as in the United Kingdom
Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 13.8 °C warmer than the United Kingdom
Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 37% more rain than the United Kingdom
Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Uganda bigger than the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom is larger. The United Kingdom and Uganda are nearly identical here.
Which has more people, Uganda or the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom has 35% more people than Uganda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Uganda or the United Kingdom?
People in the United Kingdom live 13 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 68.5 years in Uganda and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Uganda or the United Kingdom?
Men in the United Kingdom are 9.5 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
