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Eastern Africa · sovereign state

Uganda

Republic of Uganda

Capital
Kampala
Languages
English, Swahili
Currency
Ugandan shilling
People
51.4 million (2025)
Neighbours
5
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Uganda

  • 3rd lowest internet users 9% · #3 of 208 · 2024
  • 6th lowest aged 65 and over 2.2% · #6 of 210 · 2025
  • 7th highest farmland 80.3% · #7 of 205 · 2024

Surprising facts about Uganda

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Uganda’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Uganda among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Uganda sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Uganda across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Natural rivals

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