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Uganda vs Kenya

Uganda and Kenya side by side across 203 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$73.37B vs $147.27BUganda vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$1,476 vs $2,714Uganda vs Kenya
Population51.38M vs 57.53MUganda vs Kenya

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Indicator Uganda KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$73.37B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,476$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy3.7%6.4%2026-06
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—8.8%2026-06-09
Official Exchange RateEconomy3,681.36 LCU/USD129.27 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-5.9%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy2.7%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy55%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-4.54B$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy7.5%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,120$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,410$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$179.21B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy26.1%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy24.3%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy14.5%7.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy42.1%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy22.6%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$1.43B$5B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy2.7%4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy39.2%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$3.48B$12.39B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy14.3%31.8%2024/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy12.6%14.1%2024/2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy80%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy75.6%63%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy42.738.52019/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy59.8%45.5%2019/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy72.8%90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy13.8%27.8%2021/2022
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.9%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy50.2%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy5.2%3.5%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$518M$1.76B2020/2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy473K2.05M2020/2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-3.9%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$3.3B$1.5B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy5.9%1.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy14.7%17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy18.7%23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy5.2%16.7%2021/2022
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy29.436.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy7.5%1.2%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy4.7%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$46$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy19.8%16.6%2018/2024 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy14.7%13%2018/2024 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy24.7%15.6%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$654$1,7902021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy64.9%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy7.3%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy27.9%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy74.4%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy65.2%76.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy6.1%7.1%2019/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.14.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy3.66.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3.5%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3%4.8%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy76.3%65.5%2019/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy93.6%90.1%2019/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$13.29B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$17.83B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8010.662024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4190.2032024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—16.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.3%1.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade14.3%30.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade39.3%49.2%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.9%3.2%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade21.4%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade28.8%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5820.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5240.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.40.4562023
PopulationDemographics51.38M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.7%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics68.5 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics17.1 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.173.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics68.1%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics43.1%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics31.9%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics264.1/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics33.126.62026
Death RateDemographics4.667.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.31-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics71.4 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics65.5 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.8%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth35.934.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth4.9%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.2%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.190.292022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth54572023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth1628.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth21.5%18%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth32.2%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth20.4%35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth170.3378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth38.839.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth17.921.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1972072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth92%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth97%88%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth44.9%—2024
Basic SanitationHealth3.5%5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth2.2%3.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.51.332010/2019 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth43%62.5%2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth74.2%70.2%2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.272.272022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth104.754.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$45$852023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth36.9%37.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth7.5%9.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth95.1%92.8%2019/2020
Child StuntingChild Welfare23.5%17.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare3.2%4.5%2022
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare32.2%76%2016/2022 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare34%12.5%2016/2022 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare3.4%3.4%2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.6%4%2022/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation4.6%10.4%2014/2024 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation77%82.2%2024/2000 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation85.2%93.2%2024/2014 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation38.7%90.8%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation21.3%86.6%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation95.9%94.3%2013/2023 ⚠
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation—95.6%2006
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation24.6%62.4%2008/2023 ⚠
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation10.1%65%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation79.6%100%2017/2023 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation24.1%84.3%2007/2023 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security22%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.75M2.75M2024/2026
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture71.9%49.5%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture135.5112.42022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.63M t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture402K t49.5K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture55K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture225K t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture120K t65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture5M t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture300K t282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture25K t312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,174 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,304 kg/ha6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,667 kg/ha3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture14.7M head22.4M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance94.92023/2022
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance26322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2530.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1650.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8890.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.12-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.35-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.74-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.02-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.52-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.01-0.352024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian1.94M617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian35.25K218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian10.28K9.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology8.9%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology83.2126.52024
4G CoverageTechnology82%97.3%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.232024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology6.1%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology97.8%98%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology34%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology3.9%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.4%0.8%2023/2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure55.3%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure21.65K5.14M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure52.7%40.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy1.9K MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy95.8 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy1.7K MW892.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy90.9%67.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy1.8%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy95 kWh195 kWh2023/2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy18.9%25.8%2023/2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy12.3 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy44.8%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy2.9%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy86.1%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy2.9%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy5.4 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy59 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy660 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.17 t0.38 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate90%78.1%2021
Forest AreaClimate11%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate16.1%11.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate1.6%19.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate31.2 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Uganda or Kenya have the larger economy?

Kenya has the larger economy: $73.37B for Uganda versus $147.27B for Kenya (GDP, current US$).

How do Uganda and Kenya compare across indicators?

This page compares Uganda and Kenya on 203 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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