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Iceland vs Uganda: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 114 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Iceland
isl
Leads on 55 of 114 metrics
Uganda
uga
Leads on 44 of 114 metrics

Summary

Comparing Iceland and Uganda: Iceland leads on Major Urban Areas Population (216,000 people) against Uganda (3.85 people); Iceland leads on Radios (260,000) against Uganda (5); Iceland leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (248,400) against Uganda (22.83). Across 114 compared metrics, Iceland wins on 55 and Uganda wins on 44.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.21 %★8.95 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)99.83 %★15.25 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2023 est.)percent of population: 15% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score81.36 points★37.61 points
Radios260,000★5
Televisions98,000500,000★
WaterwaysnoneLake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, Lake George, Lake Edward, Victoria Nile, Albert Nile

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.21B $15.59B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars39.63B $61.62B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)26.11 %★22.4 %
Apple Import Volume3.66M tonnes8.60M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5.4 %9 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.26 %21.28 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.5 % of GDP★6.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★66.7
Electricity Consumption17.68★3.11
Electricity Exports0121★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels419★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants71★68
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables25★12
Electricity Imports050★
Electricity Installed Capacity2.77★1.02
Electricity Production18.17★3.46
Gini Index Coefficient26.642.7★
Gross Fixed Investment14.524.9★
Gross National Saving25.8★20.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.3 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5.9 %3.3 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.3 % of GDP2.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption00
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves014.16★
Oil Consumption17,430★14,000
Oil Exports1,209★0
Oil Imports15,530★13,770
Oil Production00
Oil Proved Reserves01★
Population Below Poverty Line8.8 people★20.3 people
Public Debt80.753.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.5 USD6.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption20,85032,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2,530★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports20,22031,490★
Refined Petroleum Products Production00
Remittances0.72.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources07.32★
Robotics Research Funding2.64 USD★0.44 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.08★59.78
Taxes and Other Revenues23.3★13
Top Exporting Countries14.12B USD★9.03B USD
Unemployment Rate3.2 %3 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate74.93 %★80.03 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)294,77697,949★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.1★6.35
Population DistributionIceland is almost entirely urban, with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller clusters are primarily found along the coast in the north and westpopulation 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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation21.13 sq km★16.1 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country24 Cubic meters per year29 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources170★60.1

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %24.89 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)23.6696★
Agricultural land18,720 sq. km144,150 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,970 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita5,604.12 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,452.28 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land0.5105★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country96.93 %★31.2 %
Administrative Divisions64134★
Independence19★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water100 %★18.1 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.9★2.2
Health Care Spending per Capita7,810.82 USD★175.62 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.6 % of GDP★4.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★5.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2.8 people/sq km★0.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %★170 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★19.4
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.9 %5.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSnote: estimate does not include children1.4
Underweight Children Under 5NA7.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)046,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Currently married (Percent)47.72 %57.22 %★
Human Capital Index0.74★0.41
Life expectancy at birth84.66 years★72.43 years
Median age of population36.28 years★17.09 years
Population Change3,714.6 persons1.33M persons★
Population density4.05 per sq. km★264.01 per sq. km
Total population403,136.5 persons52.75M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.2
Birth Rate (%)12.47 %38.91 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA50.2 %
Death Rate (%)6.62 %4.61 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP★2.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age96,725.95 persons13.11M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate248,400★22.83
Learning-adjusted years of school10.48 years★4.72 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother288 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population216,000 people★3.85 people
Mean Male Height (cm)180.49★165.62
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.4 %78.11 %★
Physician Density4.37 people/sq km★0.19 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.82 %3.13 %★
Population living in slums0 %47.25 %★
Total deaths2,727.1 persons★237,961.1 persons
Total fertility rate1.38 per woman3.95 per woman★
Total net-migration2,246.8 persons★-184,946.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate0.48 per live births★34.85 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)14.35★0.02
Airports82★39
Civil Air Travel20★6

Other

1 metric
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Current Bank Rate7.75 %9.75 %★

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