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Uganda vs Ukraine

Uganda and Ukraine side by side: live population, demographics, economy, environment and digital indicators from the UN and the World Bank, plus charts that overlay the full history of both countries. Change either country to compare any pair.

At a glance

Live population · UN WPP
Flag of Uganda

Uganda

Africa · #30 of 238 by population
Live population
53,161,451
+2.6% a year · full profile · atlas
vs
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Ukraine

Europe · #39 of 238 by population
Live population
39,447,999
-0.7% a year · full profile · atlas
Uganda has 1.3× the population of Ukraine (57.4% vs 42.6% of the two combined).

Uganda vs Ukraine: 28 indicators side by side

Latest available figures · October 2026
IndicatorUgandaUkraineDifference
👥 Population
Population
people
53,161,45139,447,999Uganda 1.3×
Population growth rate
% per year
+2.6-0.7+3.4 pts
Population density
people per km²
220.1202665.42026+154.7
Surface area
km²
241,5502023603,5502023Ukraine 2.5×
Birth rate
births per 1,000 people
34.420245.52024+29
Death rate
deaths per 1,000 people
4.8202413.62024-8.8
Net migration rate
per 1,000 people per year
-2.3-0.2-2.1
Urban population
% of population
31.9202569.62025-37.7 pts
Sex ratio
males per 100 females
98.687.1+11.5
❤️ Demographics & Health
Life expectancy
years
68.5202474.72024-6.2
Fertility rate
births per woman
4.1720240.992024+3.18
Median age
years
17.141.8-24.7
Infant mortality
deaths per 1,000 live births
26.14.7+21.4
Population under 15
% of population
43.1202513.72025+29.4 pts
Population aged 65+
% of population
2.22025192025-16.7 pts
💰 Economy
GDP
current US$
$61.99B2025$214.23B2025Ukraine 3.5×
GDP per capita
current US$
$1,2062025$5,4962025Ukraine 4.6×
Unemployment rate
% of labor force
2.720259.82021-7.1 pts
Inflation rate
% annual, consumer prices
3.6202512.72025-9.1 pts
🌱 Environment & Energy
CO₂ emissions
Mt CO₂ per year
8.252024118.52024Ukraine 14×
CO₂ emissions per capita
tonnes per person
0.1720243.132024-2.96
Energy use per capita
kg of oil equivalent per person
49720231,5082023Ukraine 3×
Renewable energy share
% of final energy
90.920228.92021+82 pts
Forest area
% of land area
11202316.82023-5.7 pts
Freshwater resources per capita
m³ per person per year
82420221,3422022Ukraine 1.6×
Water stress
% of resources withdrawn
1.620228.82022-7.2 pts
📶 Digital
Internet users
% of population
8.9202482.52024-73.5 pts
Mobile subscriptions
per 100 people
83.22024133.42023-50.2

▲ marks the higher value (for death rate, infant mortality, unemployment, inflation, CO₂ and water stress: the lower value). "Difference" is the ratio for absolute measures and Uganda minus Ukraine for rates and shares. Years in grey are the latest available for that country.

Uganda compared with Ukraine

Updated October 2026

Uganda has a live population of about 53,161,451 (#30 in the world) and Ukraine about 39,447,999 (#39), so Uganda has 1.3 times as many people as Ukraine. Uganda is growing at 2.6% a year and Ukraine at -0.7%.

By area Ukraine is larger: 603,550 km² against 241,550 km², which gives population densities of 220.1 people per km² in Uganda and 65.4 in Ukraine.

Uganda's economy is worth $61.99B (2025) and Ukraine's $214.23B (2025); per person that is $1,206 in Uganda versus $5,496 in Ukraine, so the average Ukraine resident produces 4.6 times as much.

Life expectancy is 68.5 years in Uganda and 74.7 in Ukraine; women have 4.2 children on average in Uganda compared with 1 in Ukraine; the median age is 17.1 versus 41.8 years.

31.9% of Uganda's people live in cities against 69.6% in Ukraine; 8.9% use the internet in Uganda and 82.5% in Ukraine; CO₂ emissions per person are 0.2 t in Uganda and 3.1 t in Ukraine.

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Forest area

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Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, Uganda or Ukraine?

By population Uganda is bigger: 53,161,451 people versus 39,447,999 (live estimates, October 2026). By area Ukraine is larger (603,550 km² vs 241,550 km²).

Which has the larger economy, Uganda or Ukraine?

Ukraine: GDP of $214,233,312,784 versus $61,985,829,288 in current US dollars (World Bank, 2025/2025).

Where do people live longer, Uganda or Ukraine?

Life expectancy at birth is 68.5 years in Uganda and 74.7 years in Ukraine, a difference of 6.2 years in favour of Ukraine.

How are these comparisons calculated?

Live populations extrapolate the UN World Population Prospects baseline with each country's growth rate; every other figure is the latest value published by World Bank Open Data (or the UN for median age, infant mortality and migration). Each row shows the year of the figure, and the charts below overlay the full historical series of both countries.

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Sources & method: live populations are linear extrapolations of the UN World Population Prospects estimates; all other indicators are the latest values from World Bank Open Data (UN WPP for median age, infant mortality, sex ratio and net migration). Figures are statistical estimates, not census counts. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.