Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Vietnam is 37% bigger than Uganda
Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 1,966 m above Vietnam’s
Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 39% of Vietnam
Uganda: 80.3% (2024) · Vietnam: 39.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Vietnam has 2 times as many people as Uganda
Uganda: 51.4 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Vietnam is 26% more densely populated than Uganda
Uganda: 256 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Vietnam and Uganda are practically level
Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 168.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Uganda and Vietnam are practically level
Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 158.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Vietnam is 16 years older than in Uganda
Uganda: 16.5 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 2.3 more children on average than in Vietnam
Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.5% of people in Vietnam are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Uganda: 2.2% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 294,560 times as many refugees per resident as Vietnam
Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Vietnam has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Uganda: 0 (2026) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Vietnam 1
Uganda: 2 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Vietnam’s economy is 8.3 times the size of Uganda’s
Uganda: $62 billion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Vietnam produces 5.2 times as much per person as Uganda
Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Vietnam (Gini 2.1 points higher)
Uganda: 38.2 (2023) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
54% of people in Uganda live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in Vietnam
Uganda: 54.4% (2023) · Vietnam: 1.6% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.7% in Uganda, versus 1.5% in Vietnam
Uganda: 2.7% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Vietnam and Uganda are practically level
Uganda: 2% (2025) · Vietnam: 2.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Uganda: 12.6% (2024) · Vietnam: no data
How expensive is it?
Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Vietnam’s
Uganda: 35% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Vietnam spends 4.4 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Uganda: $45 (2023) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Vietnam live 6.2 years longer than in Uganda
Uganda: 68.5 years (2024) · Vietnam: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Vietnam
Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Vietnam has 5.8 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uganda: no data · Vietnam: 2.5 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 72% higher than in Vietnam
Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
8.2% of adults in Uganda are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam
Uganda: 8.2% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Vietnam smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Uganda: 7.5% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Vietnam rate their lives 1.94 points higher than in Uganda
Uganda: 4.49 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Vietnam drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Uganda
Uganda: 4 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Vietnam has 5.6 times as much meat per person as Uganda
Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Vietnam has 708 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Vietnam put in 33 more hours a year than in Uganda
Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Vietnam went to school 2.7 years longer than in Uganda
Uganda: 6.3 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Vietnam welcomed 2.3 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019)
Uganda: 0.04 (2019) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)
How many World Heritage sites?
Vietnam has 6 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (9 against 3)
Uganda: 3 (2026) · Vietnam: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uganda has won 13 Olympic medals, Vietnam 5
Uganda: 13 (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Vietnam are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Uganda: 9% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Vietnam is 4.6 times as fast as in Uganda
Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026) · Vietnam: 244 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Vietnam have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Uganda: 55.3% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
39% of people in Vietnam live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Uganda: 32% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Uganda: 83 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Vietnam’s railway network is 2.5 times as long as Uganda’s
Uganda: 1,244 km (2014) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Vietnam fly 1,288 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Uganda: 0.00042 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 12% of Uganda
Uganda: 11.9% (2024) · Vietnam: 47.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Vietnam emits 29 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Uganda: 0.1 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 45% in Vietnam
Uganda: 97.1% (2024) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 46% more fine dust than in Vietnam
Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 31% deadlier than in Vietnam
Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 18.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Vietnam is on average 0.7 °C warmer than Uganda
Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Vietnam gets 45% more rain than Uganda
Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Uganda bigger than Vietnam?
Vietnam is larger. Vietnam is 37% bigger than Uganda.
Which has more people, Uganda or Vietnam?
Vietnam has 2 times as many people as Uganda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Uganda or Vietnam?
People in Vietnam live 6.2 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 68.5 years in Uganda and 74.7 in Vietnam.
Are people taller in Uganda or Vietnam?
Vietnam and Uganda are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
