Compare Uganda vs United States

Uganda Africa

United States North America

Key Statistics

Population

people

50.0M

31st

340.1M

3rd

GDP

gross domestic product, US$

$53.9B

91st

$28.8T

1st

GDP per Capita

US$ per person

$1,078

194th

$84,534

12th

GNI per Capita (PPP)

international $

$3,190

184th

$85,980

10th

GDP Growth

annual %

6.1% 25th

2.8% 122nd

Surface Area

km²

241,550 km²

80th

9,831,510 km²

3rd

Population Density

people per km²

207.1 /km²

34.6 /km²

Fertility Rate

births per woman

4.3 19th

1.6 135th

Urban Population

% of population

31.3% 193rd

80.1% 57th

Population 65+

% of population

2.2% 212th

17.9% 45th

Health

Life Expectancy

years at birth

68.3 yrs

166th

78.4 yrs

63rd

Infant Mortality

per 1,000 live births

27.6 145th

5.5 56th

Maternal Mortality

per 100,000 live births

170.0 151st

17.0 67th

Health Spending per Capita

US$

$45

178th

$13,473

1st

Health Spending

% of GDP

4.2% 151st

16.7% 3rd

Physicians

per 1,000 people

0.19

177th

3.68

39th

Hospital Beds

per 1,000 people

0.50

181st

2.68

82nd

Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024

Population pyramid of Uganda — **Uganda**

Population pyramid of United States — **United States**

Economy & Environment

Unemployment Rate

% of labour force

2.7% 31st

4.0% 71st

GHG Emissions

tons per capita

1.66 20th

17.74 175th

Agriculture

% of GDP

24.6%

1.0%

Industry

% of GDP

24.9%

17.9%

Services

% of GDP

43.1%

77.6%

Exports

% of GDP

16.8%

11.1%

Imports

% of GDP

25.9%

14.3%

Education & Society

Literacy Rate

% of adults

79.1% 116th

N/A

Education Spending

% of GDP

2.6% 165th

5.4% 44th

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality

42.7 140th

41.8 134th

Poverty Rate

at $2.15/day

59.8% 162nd

1.2% 68th

Homicide Rate

per 100,000 people

9.0 153rd

5.8 134th

Women in Parliament

% of seats

33.9% 50th

28.7% 76th

Female Labor Participation

% of female population

75.6% 9th

56.6% 73rd

Military Spending

% of GDP

1.9% 76th

3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Internet Users

% of population

8.9%

208th

93.1%

42nd

Mobile Subscriptions

per 100 people

76.3 171st

112.4 111th

Access to Electricity

% of population

51.5%

194th

100.0%

124th

Access to Water

% of population

63.0%

202nd

100.0%

44th

Access to Sanitation

% of population

23.9%

202nd

99.6%

34th

Renewable Energy

% of consumption

90.9% 6th

10.9% 143rd

Forest Area

% of land area

11.0% 161st

33.9% 96th

Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.

GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services

Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP

Population Over Time1960 – 2024

GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$

Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024

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