Africa · Eastern Africa
Uganda
Uganda covers about 242,000 km² (93,400 mi²), the 81st largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to United Kingdom, at about 244,000 km².
- 242,000km²Area, main territory
- 47.1 millionPopulation
- 7.89In Belgiums
200 km
- Uganda
Facts
| Area, main territory | 242,000 km²93,400 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 241,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 7.89 |
| Capital | Kampala |
| Population | 47.1 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 195 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 1°S to 4°N |
| In other languages | Ouganda Français · ウガンダ 日本語 · 乌干达 中文 · 우간다 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#32 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Uganda
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 70.2× the size of Uganda.
- Uganda ranks 32nd of 237 by population but only 80th of 239 by area: it holds more people than its size suggests.
- At 195 people per km², Uganda is the 39th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Uganda lies at 1°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Uganda's main territory stretches about 633 km north to south and 606 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 241,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 242,000 km², to within 2%.
How Uganda measures up
Uganda holds 0.8% of the land area and 3.3% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Eastern Africa it is the 10th largest of 17.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 242,000 km² | 80th of 239 |
| Population | 47.1 million | 32nd of 237 |
| Density | 195 per km² | 39th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 1.3°N | 168th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Uganda is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 7.89× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.99× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.68× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.65× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.44× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.08× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
Where Uganda sits
- Uganda's centre lies at 1.3°N, 32.4°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 140 km from the equator.
- It straddles the equator, spanning 1°S to 4°N.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Uganda had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Uganda would have 302.9 million people. It has 47.1 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Uganda would have 900,000 people. It has 47.1 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 17.5 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11