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Uganda

Uganda / UG

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Uganda in numbers.

Area241,550 kmยฒWorld # 80 โ†’Population51.4MWorld # 31 โ†’Population density212.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 60 โ†’Life expectancy68.5 yearsWorld # 164 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 1,206World # 188 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Uganda across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area241,550 kmยฒWorld # 80 / 2023 โ†’Population51.4MWorld # 31 / 2025 โ†’Population density212.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 60 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,962World # 72 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.7%World # 21 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate4.2World # 19 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate34.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 11 / 2024 โ†’Death rate4.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 197 / 2024 โ†’Median age16.5 yearsWorld # 227 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+2.2%World # 210 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1443.1%World # 10 / 2025 โ†’Urban population31.9%World # 190 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-119.1KWorld # 202 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-2.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 166 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share4.1%World # 122 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy68.5 yearsWorld # 164 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy57.2 yearsWorld # 144 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 166 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate7.5%World # 151 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 1,206World # 188 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 62BWorld # 90 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 3,488World # 182 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth6.3%World # 29 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.6%World # 77 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.7%World # 156 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment4.2%World # 166 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,128 hours/yearWorld # 43 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)42.7World # 28 / 2019 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.6%World # 160 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people81.3 per million peopleWorld # 112 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.4%World # 72 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.3 per million peopleWorld # 135 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,378 kcal/dayWorld # 169 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person10.8 kg/person/yearWorld # 177 / 2023 โ†’Rice production300K tWorld # 59 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production25K tWorld # 93 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production402K tWorld # 6 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area11%World # 161 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person95 kWh/personWorld # 142 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.1 tWorld # 207 / 2024 โ†’Internet use8.9%World # 206 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions83.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 165 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 42 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate29.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 29 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.9%World # 73 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament34.1%World # 50 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals473KWorld # 131 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 518MWorld # 101 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites3 sitesWorld # 94 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2014 / 84.4%Main languageSwahiliMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal670 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSwahiliLargest staple-food calorie sourceMaize2023Current currencyUganda ShillingUGXDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country