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Canada vs Uganda: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Canada
can
Leads on 61 of 108 metrics
Uganda
uga
Leads on 38 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and Uganda: Uganda leads on Televisions (500,000) against Canada (21.50); Uganda leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (32,000) against Canada (2.44); Uganda leads on Oil Imports (13,770) against Canada (1.09). Across 108 compared metrics, Canada wins on 61 and Uganda wins on 38.

  • 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: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %★15.25 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 15% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points★37.61 points
Radios32.3★5
Televisions21.5500,000★
Waterways636907★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★15.59B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★61.62B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %9 %★
Coal Revenue0.08★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %21.28 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★6.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.6★66.7
Electricity Consumption522.2★3.11
Electricity Exports73.35121★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels23★19
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants5668★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables1212
Electricity Imports2.6850★
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5★1.02
Electricity Production649.6★3.46
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita★2.25 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.942.7★
Gross Fixed Investment23.724.9★
Gross National Saving20.8★20.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %★3.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★0
Natural Gas Exports83.96★0
Natural Gas Imports26.36★0
Natural Gas Production159.1★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.0614.16★
Oil Consumption2.2114,000★
Oil Exports1.93★0
Oil Imports1.0913,770★
Oil Production3.48★0
Oil Proved Reserves175.2★1
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people★21.4 people
Public Debt61.353.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD6.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.4532,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700★31,490
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01★0
Remittances02.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.087.32★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.25★59.78
Taxes and Other Revenues13.8★13
Unemployment Rate6.5 %3 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★97,949
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.856.35★
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiapopulation 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 Country370 Cubic meters per year★29 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.960.1★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %24.89 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.4396★
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★144,150 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,452.28 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,045★105

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %★31.2 %
Administrative Divisions10134★
Independence19★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.7★2.2
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★4.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA5.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km★0.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %★170 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.4★19.4
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %5.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA1.4
Underweight Children Under 5NA7.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000★46,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %57.22 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.41
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★72.43 years
Median age of population40.75 years★17.09 years
Population Change437,571 persons1.33M persons★
Population density4.46 per sq. km★264.01 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons52.75M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.2
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %38.91 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA50.2 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %4.61 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★2.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons13.11M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87★22.83
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years★4.72 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people★3.85 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★165.62
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %78.11 %★
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km★0.19 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %3.13 %★
Population living in slums1.2 %47.25 %★
Total deaths326,297.8 persons237,961.1 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★56.57 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman3.95 per woman★
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★-184,946.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births★34.85 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★0.02
Airports1,459★39
Civil Air Travel636★6
Heliports18★1

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