Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Venezuela 3.8 times
Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 24% of Venezuela
Uganda: 80.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 75 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Uganda: 0 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Venezuela 1
Uganda: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
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: 38.2 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Uganda: 54.4% (2023) · 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?
Venezuela and Uganda are practically level
Uganda: 2% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Uganda: 12.6% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
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 many hospital beds are there?
Uganda: no data · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 2.2 times that in Venezuela
Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Uganda and Venezuela are practically level
Uganda: 3 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Venezuela has won 19 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Uganda: 13 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Venezuela is 3.3 times as fast as in Uganda
Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
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: 0.00042 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 12% of Uganda
Uganda: 11.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
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)
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 63% deadlier than in Venezuela
Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
