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Uganda vs Kenya

175 indicators have a value for Uganda, Kenya, or both. Open an indicator to see the available country ranking and source details.

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$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy4.1%6.6%2026-08
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy8.8%2026-08-11
Official Exchange RateEconomy3,776.28 LCU/USD129.42 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy-5.9%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy2.7%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy55%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-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
Account OwnershipEconomy72.8%90.1%2024
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
Current Account BalanceEconomy-3.9%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$3.36B$3.2B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy5.2%2.3%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy14.7%17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy18.7%23.3%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy29.436.92024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy4.7%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$46$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy16.6%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy13%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy24.7%15.6%2024
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
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
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$13.29B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$17.83B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.770.6552025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4520.1862025
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 1,000Health0.292023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth54572023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth32.2%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth20.4%35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth170.3378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth48.738.82024
Neonatal MortalityHealth21.320.72024
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
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth104.754.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$45$852023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth7.5%9.6%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare23.5%17.9%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4%2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10.4%2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation77%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation85.2%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation38.7%90.8%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation21.3%86.6%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation94.3%2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation62.4%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation10.1%65%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation84.3%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security22%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.25M3.75M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture71.9%49.5%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.63M t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture402K t49.5K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture55K t2024
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 RateGovernance92023
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
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance4 deaths80 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance112025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance022025
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%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.232024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology6.1%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology97.8%98%2025
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
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy1.9K MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy95.8 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy1.7K MW892.7 MW2025
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
Forest AreaClimate11%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate16.1%11.8%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate31.2 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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