World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Uganda 2.2 times
Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 2,775 m above the median country’s
Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 38% of the median country
Uganda: 80.3% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uganda has 6.9 times as many people as the median country
Uganda: 51.4 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 2.6 times as densely populated as the median country
Uganda: 256 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 4.8 cm taller than in Uganda
Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 2.0 cm taller than in Uganda
Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 15 years older than in Uganda
Uganda: 16.5 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 2.3 more children on average than in the median country
Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Uganda: 2.2% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 46 times as many refugees per resident as the median country
Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Uganda and the median country are practically level
Uganda: 0 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, the median country 1
Uganda: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Uganda’s economy is 36% larger than the median country’s
Uganda: $62 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 6 times as much per person as Uganda
Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in the median country (Gini 3.8 points higher)
Uganda: 38.2 (2023) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
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 the median country
Uganda: 54.4% (2023) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 2.7% in Uganda
Uganda: 2.7% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uganda and the median country are practically level
Uganda: 2% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The median country’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Uganda: 12.6% (2024) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Uganda’s
Uganda: 35% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 10 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Uganda: $45 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 6.1 years longer than in Uganda
Uganda: 68.5 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 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 the median country
Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 8.8 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uganda: no data · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 72% higher than in the median country
Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Uganda: 8.2% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Uganda: 7.5% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 1.34 points higher than in Uganda
Uganda: 4.49 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 8% more alcohol than in Uganda
Uganda: 4 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 5.2 times as much meat per person as Uganda
Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 560 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 154 more hours a year than in the median country
Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 3.6 years longer than in Uganda
Uganda: 6.3 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 9.6 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019)
Uganda: 0.04 (2019) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Uganda and the median country are practically level
Uganda: 3 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uganda has won 13 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Uganda: 13 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Uganda: 9% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the median country is 3 times as fast as in Uganda
Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Uganda: 55.3% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Uganda: 32% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Uganda: 83 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 72% longer than Uganda’s
Uganda: 1,244 km (2014) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 567 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Uganda: 0.00042 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of the median country, but only 12% of Uganda
Uganda: 11.9% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 24 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Uganda: 0.1 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country
Uganda: 97.1% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in the median country
Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in the median country
Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 30% deadlier than in the median country
Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 0.7 °C warmer than the median country
Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 45% more rain than the median country
Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Uganda bigger than the median country?
Uganda is larger. The median country fits inside Uganda 2.2 times.
Which has more people, Uganda or the median country?
Uganda has 6.9 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Uganda or the median country?
People in the median country live 6.1 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 68.5 years in Uganda and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Uganda or the median country?
Men in the median country are 4.8 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
