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Uganda

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Kampala231,787 observations
Population
51.38M
world rank #31 / 217
GDP
61.99B
world rank #88 / 186
GDP / capita
2,980.4
world rank #169 / 185
Life expectancy
68.5
world rank #166 / 217

Governance

603 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile25.3#170Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile44.5#132Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile48.4#174Rule of Law0-100 percentile44.3#149
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,664 indicators
GDPcurrent US$61.99B#88GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $2,980.4#169GDP growth%6.3%#25Inflation%3.6%#101
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

129 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$12.5B#94Merchandise importscurrent US$18.4B#91Exports of goods & services% GDP21.4%#107Imports of goods & services% GDP28.8%#101
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,947 indicators
Life expectancyyears68.5#166Infant mortalityper 1k births35.9#121Maternal mortalityper 100k170#75Health spending% GDP4.2%#149
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,953 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross24.1%#143Education spending% GDP2.6%#138Adult literacy%77%#26Primary enrollment% gross106.2%#39
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,322 indicators
Populationpeople51.38M#31Population growth%2.7%#21Urban population%31.9%#181Fertility ratebirths/woman4.2#19
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

276 indicators
Electricity access% pop55.3%#59Renewable energy share%90.9%#3Forest area% land11%#161Electric power consumptionkWh per capita95.3#142
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

218 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop44.8%#53Electricity access, urban% urban pop78.3%#46Energy use per capitakg oil eq.497.4#119Electricity from coal% of output0%#91
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

332 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area16.1%#94Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources1.6%#137Capture fisheries productiontonnes538,160#33
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

321 indicators
Agricultural land% land area71.9%#16Cereal yieldkg per hectare1,919.8#50Aquaculture productiontonnes103,420#40Food production index2014-16 = 100135.5#15
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

693 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people83.2#130Secure internet serversper 1M people53.8#180Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.39#126
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,984 indicators
Gini indexindex42.7#58Extreme poverty% pop59.8%#36Internet users% pop8.9%#179Homicide rateper 100k9#62
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

410 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths2#3INFORM risk score0-106.5#52Hazard & exposure0-106.1#53Vulnerability0-106.9#57
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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