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Uganda

Sub-Saharan Africa ·Low incomeUGA

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🌍Population
2024

50.0M

31st of 217 countries

💰GDP per Capita
2024

$1,078

175th of 192 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2023

68.3 yrs

165th of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

0.17 t

183rd of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

2.7%

152nd of 182 countries

🔥Inflation
2024

3.3%

73rd of 171 countries

⚖️Inequality
2019

34.5%

9th of 78 countries

🛡️Military Spending
2024

1.9%

66th of 147 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$45

175th of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2024

8.9%

49th of 49 countries

Electricity Access
2023

51.5%

193rd of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.550

159th of 193 countries

🏚️Poverty
2019

59.8%

3rd of 78 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2023

4.28

18th of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

31.3%

193rd of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2020

33.8 µg/m³

39th of 200 countries

🏛️Gov. Debt
2023

53.1%

21st of 34 countries

✈️Tourism
2020

473,000

88th of 132 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2023

38.8 / 1k

47th of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2021

79.1%

30th of 44 countries

🌲Forest Area
2023

11.0%

161st of 213 countries

👴Aging Population
2024

2.2%

212th of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2024

6.0%

36th of 186 countries

🚢Trade
2024

42.7%

133rd of 160 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

2.1%

146th of 208 countries

🎒Education
2022

2.6%

137th of 163 countries

💸Remittances
2024

2.7%

78th of 175 countries

📱Mobile
2023

76.3

139th of 162 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

23.8%

183rd of 196 countries

🔫Homicide Rate
2023

9.0 / 100k

22nd of 83 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2024

33.9%

50th of 183 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

57 Mt

73rd of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

16.5

170th of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Uganda

  • Uganda records 8.9% in internet users (2024), ranking 49th out of 49 countries — in the bottom 1% globally.
  • Uganda records 2.2% in aging population (2024), ranking 212th out of 217 countries — in the bottom 2% globally.
  • In 2019, Uganda ranks 3rd out of 78 countries in poverty rate (59.8%) — placing it in the top 4% globally.
  • Uganda records 23.8% in obesity rate (2022), ranking 183rd out of 196 countries — in the bottom 7% globally.
  • In 2023, Uganda ranks 18th out of 217 countries in fertility rate (4.28) — placing it in the top 8% globally.

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