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Uganda vs Egypt

Uganda and Egypt side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$73.37B vs $429.65BUganda vs Egypt
GDP per Capita$1,476 vs $3,904Uganda vs Egypt
Population51.38M vs 118.37MUganda vs Egypt

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Indicator Uganda EgyptPeriod
GDPEconomy$73.37B$429.65B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,476$3,9042026
Inflation RateEconomy3.7%14.3%2026-06
Official Exchange RateEconomy3,681.36 LCU/USD49.83 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-5.9%-12.1%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy2.7%6.8%2025
Public DebtEconomy55%87%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-4.54B$-42.71B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy7.5%4.2%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,120$3,2602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,410$19,3302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$179.21B$2.39T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy26.1%16.6%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy24.3%32.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy14.5%14.5%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy42.1%47.3%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy22.6%12.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$1.43B$41.52B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy2.7%11.4%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy39.2%42%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$3.48B$48.88B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy14.3%25.8%2024/2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy12.6%12.5%2024/2015 ⚠
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy80%44.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy75.6%18.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy42.728.52019/2021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy59.8%1.4%2019/2021
Account OwnershipEconomy72.8%43.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy13.8%23.8%2021/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.9%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy50.2%51.3%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy5.2%25%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$518M$4.87B2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy473K13.03M2020/2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-3.9%-4.2%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$3.3B$46.58B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy5.9%15.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy14.7%—2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy18.7%—2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy5.2%15.3%2021/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy29.442.22024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy7.5%5.1%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%3%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy4.7%0.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$46$42023
Lending Interest RateEconomy19.8%24.3%2018/2024 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy14.7%-7%2018/2024 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy24.7%8.1%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$654$3,1852021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy64.9%17.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy7.3%29.4%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy27.9%53.1%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy74.4%23.9%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy65.2%93.4%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy6.1%9.7%2019/2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.16.62024
ATMs per 100,000Economy3.637.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3.5%2.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3%8.9%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy76.3%7.1%2019/2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy93.6%58.5%2019/2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$13.29B$72.39B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$17.83B$115.11B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8010.5992024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4190.1352024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—66.72021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.3%12.5%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade14.3%51.9%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade39.3%21.9%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.9%3.8%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade21.4%19.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade28.8%31.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5820.7542023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5240.3982023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.40.5822023
PopulationDemographics51.38M118.37M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.7%1.6%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics68.5 years71.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics17.1 years24.7 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.172.742024
Rural PopulationDemographics68.1%57.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics43.1%31.6%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics31.9%42.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics264.1/km²120.7/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics33.120.52026
Death RateDemographics4.665.62026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.31-0.442026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics71.4 years74 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics65.5 years69.7 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.8%1.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth35.920.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth4.9%0.1%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.2%4.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.190.672022/2020
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth54712023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth169.42021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth21.5%26%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth32.2%57.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth20.4%57.3%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth170.3172023
Under-Five MortalityHealth38.817.52023
Neonatal MortalityHealth17.99.252023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth197102024
Measles ImmunizationHealth92%97%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth97%98%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth44.9%18.4%2024
Basic SanitationHealth3.5%39.8%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth2.2%22.4%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.51.062010/2021 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth43%58.5%2022/2014 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth74.2%97.1%2016/2021 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.271.792022/2018
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth104.741.12024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$45$1412023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth36.9%64.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth7.5%25%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth95.1%90.3%2019/2014 ⚠
Child StuntingChild Welfare23.5%12.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare3.2%3.3%2022/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare32.2%99.1%2016/2021 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare34%15.8%2016/2021 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare3.4%10.1%2022/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.6%3.8%2022/2008 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation4.6%38%2014/2025 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation77%79.5%2024/2022
Youth Literacy RateEducation85.2%95.2%2024/2022
Primary Completion RateEducation38.7%96.1%2024/2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation21.3%88.1%2024/2022
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation95.9%96.5%2013/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation—93.4%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation24.6%70%2008/2024 ⚠
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation10.1%75.7%2024/2022
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation79.6%87.1%2017/2024 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation24.1%84.8%2007/2024 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security22%9.4%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.75M—2024-11
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture71.9%4.1%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture135.5109.12022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.63M t—2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture402K t—2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture55K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture225K t780K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture120K t—2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture5M t7.21M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture300K t6.43M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture25K t9.4M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,174 kg/ha7,585 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,304 kg/ha9,132 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,667 kg/ha6,778 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture14.7M head2.6M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance91.32023/2017 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance26302024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2530.1872025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1650.1152025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8890.7292025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.12-0.832024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.35-0.12024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.74-0.752024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.02-0.982024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.52-0.52024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.01-1.62024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian1.94M220.03K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian35.25K878.27K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian10.28K52025
Internet UsersTechnology8.9%74.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology83.297.12024
4G CoverageTechnology82%98%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.211.72024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology6.1%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology97.8%99.8%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology34%2.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology3.9%0.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.4%1%2023/2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure55.3%100%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure21.65K16.67M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure52.7%3.8%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy1.9K MW9.3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy95.8 MW3.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy1.7K MW2.8K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy90.9%6.1%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy1.8%99.9%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy95 kWh1,493 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy18.9%19.9%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy12.3 MW35.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy44.8%100%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy2.9%3.1%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%3.8%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy86.1%6.1%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy2.9%87%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy5.4 TWh244 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy59 gCO₂/kWh563 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy660 kWh9,661 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.17 t2.5 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate90%12.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate11%0%2023
Protected AreasClimate16.1%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate1.6%7,750%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate31.2 µg/m³43.1 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Uganda or Egypt have the larger economy?

Egypt has the larger economy: $73.37B for Uganda versus $429.65B for Egypt (GDP, current US$).

How do Uganda and Egypt compare across indicators?

This page compares Uganda and Egypt on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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