Countries / Sub-Saharan Africa

Uganda

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Kampala231,787 observations

Population

51.38M

world rank #31 / 217

GDP

61.99B

world rank #88 / 186

GDP / capita

2,980.4

world rank #169 / 185

Life expectancy

68.5

world rank #166 / 217

Governance

506 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile25.3#170 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile44.5#132 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile48.4#174 Rule of Law0-100 percentile44.3#149

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Economy

2,535 indicators

GDPcurrent US$61.99B#88 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $2,980.4#169 GDP growth%6.3%#25 Inflation%3.6%#101

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Trade

97 indicators

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Health

4,514 indicators

Life expectancyyears68.5#166 Infant mortalityper 1k births35.9#121 Maternal mortalityper 100k170#75 Health spending% GDP4.2%#149

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Education

2,959 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross24.1%#143 Education spending% GDP2.6%#138 Adult literacy%77%#26 Primary enrollment% gross106.2%#39

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,597 indicators

Populationpeople51.38M#31 Population growth%2.7%#21 Urban population%31.9%#181 Fertility ratebirths/woman4.2#19

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

283 indicators

Electricity access% pop55.3%#59 Renewable energy share%90.9%#3 Forest area% land11%#161 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita95.3#142

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Energy

226 indicators

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Environment

331 indicators

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Agriculture

358 indicators

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Technology

530 indicators

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Society

1,526 indicators

Gini indexindex42.7#58 Extreme poverty% pop59.8%#36 Internet users% pop8.9%#179 Homicide rateper 100k9#62

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Risk

390 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths2#3 INFORM risk score0-106.5#52 Hazard & exposure0-106.1#53 Vulnerability0-106.9#57

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Other

1 indicator

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