Eastern Africa · Africa
Uganda
Uganda is a country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Kampala. It shares land borders with 5 countries.
At a glance
Uganda in numbers
- Population 52.8 million152,761,470 No. 30 of 195
- Area 241,550 km²2 No. 79 of 195
- Population density 218 per km²12 No. 47 of 195
- Economy (GDP) US$62 billion3 No. 87 of 189
- GDP per person $1,2064 No. 168 of 189
- Life expectancy 68.9 years1 No. 144 of 195
- Median age 17.1 years1 No. 186 of 195
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Burundi
Comoros
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
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Seychelles
Somalia
Zambia
ZimbabweSources
Every figure on this page with where it comes from.
- World Population Prospects 2024, United Nations, Population Division (UN projection for 1 July 2026)
- Demographic Yearbook 2024, table 3, United Nations Statistics Division (figure for 2024)
- World Development Indicators: GDP (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- ISO 4217 currency codes, list one, SIX Group, ISO 4217 maintenance agency
- Member States, United Nations
- Root Zone Database, IANA
- Capital, region, borders and country code: Natural Earth, capitals checked by hand. Flag: flag-icons.