Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan is 86% bigger than Uganda
Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 467 m above Uzbekistan’s
Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 59% of Uzbekistan
Uganda: 80.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uganda has 39% more people than Uzbekistan
Uganda: 51.4 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 3 times as densely populated as Uzbekistan
Uganda: 256 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Uzbekistan are 2.2 cm taller than in Uganda
Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uzbekistan are 1.8 cm taller than in Uganda
Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Uzbekistan is 10 years older than in Uganda
Uganda: 16.5 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 0.7 more children on average than in Uzbekistan
Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.1% of people in Uzbekistan are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Uganda: 2.2% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 279,312 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Uganda and Uzbekistan are practically level
Uganda: 0 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda and Uzbekistan are practically level
Uganda: 2 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Uzbekistan’s economy is 2.4 times the size of Uganda’s
Uganda: $62 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Uzbekistan produces 3.9 times as much per person as Uganda
Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Uzbekistan (Gini 5.5 points higher)
Uganda: 38.2 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
54% of people in Uganda live on less than $3 a day, versus 2.3% in Uzbekistan
Uganda: 54.4% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 2.7% in Uganda
Uganda: 2.7% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Uganda 2.0%
Uganda: 2% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Uganda’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%
Uganda: 12.6% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Uzbekistan’s
Uganda: 35% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Uzbekistan spends 4.2 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Uganda: $45 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Uzbekistan live 4 years longer than in Uganda
Uganda: 68.5 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 2.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Uzbekistan
Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uzbekistan has 15 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uganda: no data · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 2.2 times that in Uzbekistan
Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Uganda: 8.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Uganda: 7.5% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 1.79 points higher than in Uganda
Uganda: 4.49 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uganda drink 93% more alcohol than in Uzbekistan
Uganda: 4 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Uzbekistan has 4.4 times as much meat per person as Uganda
Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 920 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 29 more hours a year than in Uzbekistan
Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 5.6 years longer than in Uganda
Uganda: 6.3 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uzbekistan welcomed 6.1 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019)
Uganda: 0.04 (2019) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Uzbekistan has 5 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (8 against 3)
Uganda: 3 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uzbekistan has won 50 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Uganda: 13 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Uganda: 9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Uzbekistan is 4 times as fast as in Uganda
Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Uzbekistan have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Uganda: 55.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
51% of people in Uzbekistan live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Uganda: 32% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Uzbekistan has 110 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Uganda: 83 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 3.8 times as long as Uganda’s
Uganda: 1,244 km (2014) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Uzbekistan fly 311 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Uganda: 0.00042 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 12% of Uganda, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan
Uganda: 11.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Uzbekistan emits 30 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Uganda: 0.1 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan
Uganda: 97.1% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 24% more fine dust than in Uzbekistan
Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.4 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Uzbekistan
Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 85% deadlier than in Uzbekistan
Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 9.3 °C warmer than Uzbekistan
Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 6.6 times as much rain as Uzbekistan
Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Uganda bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Uzbekistan is 86% bigger than Uganda.
Which has more people, Uganda or Uzbekistan?
Uganda has 39% more people than Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Uganda or Uzbekistan?
People in Uzbekistan live 4 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 68.5 years in Uganda and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Uganda or Uzbekistan?
Men in Uzbekistan are 2.2 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).