Australia vs Uganda: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 166 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Uganda has 94% more people than Australia (52.75 million vs 27.23 million). Australia's economy is 32.9 times the size of Uganda's ($2.02 trillion vs $61.62 billion GDP).

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 166 compared metrics, Australia wins on 108 and Uganda wins on 50.

Communications: 9 metrics compared
Economy: 65 metrics compared
Environment: 11 metrics compared
Geography: 7 metrics compared
Government: 9 metrics compared
Health: 20 metrics compared
Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
People and Society: 37 metrics compared
Transportation: 3 metrics compared
Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇺🇬 Uganda	Year
Fixed Broadband Penetration	36.48 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants★	0.21 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	2024
Internet Penetration Rate (%)	96.13 %★	8.95 %	2024
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)	97.06 %★	15.25 %	2023
Internet Users	percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)	percent of population: 15% (2023 est.)	2025
Mobile Internet Speed	36.48 Mbps★	0.21 Mbps	2024
Press Freedom Index Score	75.15 points★	37.61 points	2025
Radios	25.5★	5	2002
Televisions	10.15	500,000★	2002
Waterways	2,000★	907	2024

Economy

65 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇺🇬 Uganda	Year
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country	61.53B $★	15.59B $	2026
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars	2.02T $★	61.62B $	2026
AI Investment (% of GDP)	24.32 %★	22.4 %	2024
Apple Import Volume	1.04M tonnes	8.60M tonnes★	2026
Bank Account Ownership Rate	98.01 %★	72.83 %	2024
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)	3 %	9 %★	2019
Coal Revenue	0.78★	0	2024
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)	5.24 %	21.28 %★	2019
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	9.3 % of GDP★	6.5 % of GDP	2021
Ease of Doing Business Index	79★	66.7	2020
Electricity Consumption	229.4★	3.11	2021
Electricity Exports	0	121★	2021
Electricity from Fossil Fuels	72★	19	2021
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants	11	68★	2021
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels	0	0	2021
Electricity from Other Renewables	17★	12	2021
Electricity Imports	0	50★	2021
Electricity Installed Capacity	65.56★	1.02	2021
Electricity Production	243★	3.46	2021
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)	223.16 USD per capita★	2.25 USD per capita	2025
Female Labor Force Participation Rate	77.39 %★	76.93 %	2025
Gini Index Coefficient	34.3	42.7★	2025
Gross Fixed Investment	28.2★	24.9	2012
Gross National Saving	21★	20.6	2020
High-Tech Export Percentage	14.95 %	22.3 %★	2022
Highest GDP per Capita Countries	60,194.06 USD★	2,980.38 USD	2025
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)	0.5 %	4.9 %★	2025
Inflation Rate	2.87 %★	3.58 %	2025
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)	3.2 %★	3.3 %	2025
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)	2 % of GDP	2 % of GDP	2025
Natural Gas Consumption	45.25★	0	2021
Natural Gas Exports	67.96★	0	2021
Natural Gas Imports	5.78★	0	2021
Natural Gas Production	105.2★	0	2021
Natural Gas Proved Reserves	1.99	14.16★	2021
Oil Consumption	960,800★	14,000	2011
Oil Exports	312,600★	0	2011
Oil Imports	731,400★	13,770	2011
Oil Production	549,200★	0	2011
Oil Proved Reserves	3.32★	1	2011
Population Below Poverty Line	13.4 people★	20.3 people	2024
Private Investment (% of GDP)	20.34 % of GDP★	13.44 % of GDP	2025
Public Debt	58	53.1★	2025
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)	2.37 %★	0.36 %	2010
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)	1.4 USD	6.1 USD★	2025
Real Interest Rate Trends	3.35 %	14.75 %★	2018
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption	1.18	32,000★	2021
Refined Petroleum Products Exports	64,120★	0	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Imports	619,600★	31,490	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Production	462,500★	0	2023
Remittances	0.1	2.9★	2025
Researchers in R&D per Million	4,568.57 researchers★	39.57 researchers	2010
Revenue from Forest Resources	0.13	7.32★	2024
Robotics Research Funding	2.37 USD★	0.36 USD	2010
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)	0.5★	60.11	2016
Tax Burden (% of GDP)	23.56 %	12.55 %★	2022
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)	23.56 % of GDP★	12.55 % of GDP	2022
Taxes and Other Revenues	23.6★	13	2025
Top Exporting Countries	432.61B USD★	9.03B USD	2024
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)	3.06 %	6.04 %★	2024
Tourism Contribution to GDP	2.8 %★	2.53 %	2022
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)	2.8 %★	2.53 %	2022
Unemployment Rate	4.1 %	3 %★	2025
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate	66.54 %★	80.03 %	2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	9.61 %	4.18 %★	2025

Environment

11 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇺🇬 Uganda	Year
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)	2.42M	97,949★	2024
Annual Forest Area Change Rate	54,093.75 %★	-28,098 %	2025
Average Annual Temperature	22.64 °C	23.87 °C★	2025
Carbon Dioxide Emissions	394.65	6.35★	2025
Global Precipitation Distribution	454.91 mm	1,307.74 mm★	2025
Population Distribution	population 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, by	population 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	2025
Protected Land Area for Adaptation	22.48 sq km★	16.1 sq km	2026
Protected Land Area Percentage	22 %★	16.1 %	2025
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country	72 Cubic meters per year★	29 Cubic meters per year	2026
Total Renewable Water Resources	492★	60.1	2025
Total Threatened Mammal Species	69 species	32 species★	2022

Geography

7 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇺🇬 Uganda	Year
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization	0.18 %	24.89 %★	2026
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)	83.98	96★	2020
Agricultural land	3.67M sq. km★	144,150 sq. km	2026
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km	7.69M★	200,520	2023
Coastline Length (km)	25,760 km★	0 km	2025
Dam capacity per capita	2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★	1,452.28 cubic meters per inhabitant	2026
Irrigated Land	19,450★	105	2025

Government

9 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇺🇬 Uganda	Year
Rule of Law Index by Country	90.34 %★	31.2 %	2026
Administrative Divisions	6	134★	2025
Corruption Perception Index	77 index	26 index★	2024
Corruption Perceptions Index Score	77 index★	26 index	2024
Independence	1	9★	2025
LGBT Rights Index Score	9.57★	-2.5	2019
Prison Population Rate	170 per 100,000	150 per 100,000★	2025
Public Sector Corruption Perception	77	26★	2024
Suffrage Participation Rate	18	18	2025

Health

20 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇺🇬 Uganda	Year
Average BMI for Adults	27.6 kg/m²★	21.6 kg/m²	2016
Change in Measles Immunization Rate	91 %★	90 %	2024
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)	7.4★	2.2	2024
Female Life Expectancy Leaders	83.05 years★	68.49 years	2024
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends	0.26 per 1,000 births★	1.45 per 1,000 births	2023
Health Care Spending per Capita	9,382.2 USD★	175.62 USD	2026
Health Coverage Index Score	89 score★	54 score	2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	10.5 % of GDP★	4.7 % of GDP	2025
Highest Male Life Expectancy	83.05 years★	68.49 years	2024
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate	0.1 %★	5.4 %	2022
Hospital Bed Density	3.8 people/sq km★	0.5 people/sq km	2024
Hospital Beds per Capita	3.76 beds per 1,000★	0.5 beds per 1,000	2010
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)	2 %★	170 %	2025
Mean Age at First Birth	28.7★	19.4	2025
Nurses and Midwives Density	13.45 per 1,000 people★	2.27 per 1,000 people	2022
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)	29 %	5.3 %★	2025
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending	15.85 %★	32.17 %	2023
People Living With HIV/AIDS	30,000	1.4★	2021
Total Number of Doctors	4.09★	0.19	2022
Underweight Children Under 5	NA	7.6	2024

Military and Security

3 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇺🇬 Uganda	Year
Active Military Personnel	60,000 personnel★	45,000 personnel	2022
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)	1.92 %★	1.96 %	2025
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)	60,000★	46,000	2020

People and Society

37 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇺🇬 Uganda	Year
Currently married (Percent)	53.27 %	57.22 %★	2026
Human Capital Index	0.79★	0.41	2026
Life expectancy at birth	86.17 years★	72.43 years	2026
Median age of population	38.51 years★	17.09 years	2026
Population Change	266,623.9 persons	1.33M persons★	2026
Population density	3.54 per sq. km★	264.01 per sq. km	2026
Total population	27.23M persons	52.75M persons★	2026
Academic Freedom Index	0.86★	0.2	2025
Beer Consumption per Capita	3.3 liters★	0.7 liters	2022
Birth Rate (%)	10.75 %	38.91 %★	2025
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate	66.9 %★	50.2 %	2024
Crude Birth Rate	10.7 per 1,000 people	34.44 per 1,000 people★	2024
Death Rate (%)	6.81 %	4.61 %★	2025
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)	5.1 % of GDP★	2.6 % of GDP	2025
Female population of reproductive age	6.26M persons	13.11M persons★	2026
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate	36.48 %★	0.21 %	2024
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth	105.59 male/female★	102.26 male/female	2023
Human Development Index	0.85★	0.26	2020
Labor Force Participation Rate	14.91	22.83★	2025
Learning-adjusted years of school	11.59 years★	4.72 years	2026
Length of paid parental leave for mother	0 days	0 days	2026
Major Urban Areas Population	5.24 people★	3.85 people	2025
Mean Male Height (cm)	179.2★	165.62	1996
Mean Years of Schooling	12.93 years★	6.69 years	2020
Military Service Age and Obligation	17	18★	2025
Old-Age Dependency Ratio	26.88 %	3.99 %★	2023
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization	81.69 %★	78.11 %	2026
Physician Density	4.09 people/sq km★	0.19 people/sq km	2025
Population Growth Rate	1.59 %	3.13 %★	2025
Population living in slums	0.03 %	47.25 %★	2026
Total deaths	184,381.4 persons★	237,961.1 persons	2026
Total demand for family planning (Percent)	65.29 %★	56.57 %	2026
Total fertility rate	1.63 per woman	3.95 per woman★	2026
Total net-migration	146,184.2 persons★	-184,946.7 persons	2026
Under-five mortality rate	2.81 per live births★	34.85 per live births	2026
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate	1.67 %	4.8 %★	2025
Voting Age Population	78.96 millions★	60.37 millions	2016

Transportation

3 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇺🇬 Uganda	Year
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)	3.09★	0.02	2019
Airports	2,257★	39	2025
Civil Air Travel	about 150 major transport aircraft	6	1992

Travel and Tourism

1 metric

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇺🇬 Uganda	Year	Share
Tourism Receipts per Capita	47.81B USD★	1.32B USD	2023

Other

1 metric

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇺🇬 Uganda	Year	Share
Current Bank Rate	4.35 %	9.75 %★	2026

Frequently Asked Questions About Australia vs Uganda

Which has a larger population, Australia or Uganda?▾

Uganda. Uganda has 94% more people than Australia (52.75 million vs 27.23 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Australia or Uganda?▾

Australia. Australia's economy is 32.9 times the size of Uganda's ($2.02 trillion vs $61.62 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Australia or Uganda?▾

Australia is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $74,342 in Australia vs $1,168 in Uganda (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).