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Australia vs Uganda: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 65 of 107 metrics
Uganda
uga
Leads on 34 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Uganda: Uganda leads on Televisions (500,000) against Australia (10.15); Uganda leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (32,000) against Australia (1.18); Uganda leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.40) against Australia (30,000). Across 107 compared metrics, Australia wins on 65 and Uganda wins on 34.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★15.25 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 15% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★37.61 points
Radios25.5★5
Televisions10.15500,000★
Waterways2,000★907

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★15.59B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★61.62B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %9 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %21.28 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★6.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★66.7
Electricity Consumption229.4★3.11
Electricity Exports0121★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★19
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1168★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★12
Electricity Imports050★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★1.02
Electricity Production243★3.46
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★2.25 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.342.7★
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★24.9
Gross National Saving21★20.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★3.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.9914.16★
Oil Consumption960,800★14,000
Oil Exports312,600★0
Oil Imports731,400★13,770
Oil Production549,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★1
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★20.3 people
Public Debt5853.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD6.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1832,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★31,490
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★0
Remittances0.12.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.137.32★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.5★60.11
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★13
Unemployment Rate4.1 %3 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M97,949★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.656.35★
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bypopulation density is relatively high in comparison to other African nations; most of the population is concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country, particularly along the shores of Lake Victoria and Lake Albert; the northeast is least p
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★29 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★60.1

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %24.89 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.9896★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★144,150 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,452.28 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★105

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★31.2 %
Administrative Divisions6134★
Independence19★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★2.2
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★4.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★5.4 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★0.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★170 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★19.4
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %5.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,0001.4★
Underweight Children Under 5NA7.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★46,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %57.22 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.41
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★72.43 years
Median age of population38.51 years★17.09 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons1.33M persons★
Population density3.54 per sq. km★264.01 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons52.75M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.2
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %38.91 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★50.2 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %4.61 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★2.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons13.11M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate14.9122.83★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★4.72 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people★3.85 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★165.62
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★78.11 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★0.19 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %3.13 %★
Population living in slums0.03 %47.25 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons★237,961.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★56.57 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman3.95 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-184,946.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★34.85 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.02
Airports2,257★39
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft6

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