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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Uganda fits inside Venezuela 3.8 times.

Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 132 m above Venezuela’s.

Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Uganda has 80% more people than Venezuela.

Uganda: 51.4 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 7.9 times as densely populated as Venezuela.

Uganda: 256 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Venezuela are 4.8 cm taller than in Uganda.

Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Venezuela are 1.5 cm taller than in Uganda.

Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Venezuela is 13 years older than in Uganda.

Uganda: 16.5 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 2.1 more children on average than in Venezuela.

Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Uganda: 2.2% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none.

Uganda: 0 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uganda has 2 official languages, Venezuela 1.

Uganda: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Venezuela’s economy is 61% larger than Uganda’s.

Uganda: $62 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How evenly is income shared?

Uganda: 42.7 (2019) · Venezuela: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Uganda: 2.7% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uganda spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.

Uganda: 1.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Uganda: 35% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Venezuela spends 4.1 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

Uganda: $45 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Venezuela live 4.2 years longer than in Uganda.

Uganda: 68.5 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 69% more likely to die before turning one than in Venezuela.

Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Venezuela has 8.7 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Uganda: 8.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Uganda: 7.5% (2024) · Venezuela: no data

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Venezuela rate their lives 1.27 points higher than in Uganda.

Uganda: 4.49 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Uganda drink 54% more alcohol than in Venezuela.

Uganda: 4 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Venezuela has 3.5 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Venezuela has 423 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 299 more hours a year than in Venezuela.

Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Venezuela went to school 3.4 years longer than in Uganda.

Uganda: 6.3 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Uganda welcomed 2.6 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).

Uganda: 0.04 (2019) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Uganda: 9% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.

Uganda: 55.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Uganda: 32% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Uganda has 83 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.

Uganda: 83 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Uganda’s railway network is 2.8 times as long as Venezuela’s.

Uganda: 1,244 km (2014) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Venezuela fly 148 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Uganda: 0 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 11% of Uganda.

Uganda: 11% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Venezuela emits 32 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Uganda: 0.1 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 91% in Venezuela.

Uganda: 97.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Venezuela.

Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 41% more likely to be murdered in Venezuela than in Uganda.

Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 21% deadlier than in Venezuela.

Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Venezuela is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Uganda.

Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Venezuela gets 44% more rain than Uganda.

Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Uganda bigger than Venezuela?

Venezuela is larger. Uganda fits inside Venezuela 3.8 times.

Which has more people, Uganda or Venezuela?

Uganda has 80% more people than Venezuela (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Uganda or Venezuela?

People in Venezuela live 4.2 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 68.5 years in Uganda and 72.7 in Venezuela.

Are people taller in Uganda or Venezuela?

Men in Venezuela are 4.8 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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