Uganda vs Zambia

Uganda (Africa) and Zambia (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Uganda Zambia World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Uganda: 55.38 Zambia: 221.56 World: 452.65 1961 Uganda: 56.18 Zambia: 209.69 World: 471.93 1962 Uganda: 55.5 Zambia: 202.28 World: 496.11 1963 Uganda: 61.96 Zambia: 203.22 World: 525.19 1964 Uganda: 68.63 Zambia: 229.98 World: 563.85 1965 Uganda: 99.95 Zambia: 287.43 World: 601.89 1966 Uganda: 101.44 Zambia: 325.03 World: 638.97 1967 Uganda: 102.8 Zambia: 340.58 World: 664.4 1968 Uganda: 106.85 Zambia: 387.09 World: 703.46 1969 Uganda: 116.68 Zambia: 458.98 World: 761.11 1970 Uganda: 122.03 Zambia: 413.9 World: 817.68 1971 Uganda: 133.47 Zambia: 372.14 World: 884.88 1972 Uganda: 136.96 Zambia: 409.78 World: 1,002 1973 Uganda: 152.71 Zambia: 517.63 World: 1,201.53 1974 Uganda: 183.72 Zambia: 601.1 World: 1,362.19 1975 Uganda: 201.24 Zambia: 489.51 World: 1,488.94 1976 Uganda: 203.31 Zambia: 533.23 World: 1,589.73 1977 Uganda: 237.58 Zambia: 474.36 World: 1,766.28 1978 Uganda: 190.69 Zambia: 514.33 World: 2,055.49 1979 Uganda: 164.51 Zambia: 595.46 World: 2,335.19 1980 Uganda: 93.75 Zambia: 669.42 World: 2,587.01 1981 Uganda: 98.65 Zambia: 669.89 World: 2,628.62 1982 Uganda: 156.95 Zambia: 626.53 World: 2,554.08 1983 Uganda: 157.53 Zambia: 520.46 World: 2,561.17 1984 Uganda: 247.52 Zambia: 413.27 World: 2,614.33 1985 Uganda: 234.28 Zambia: 332.17 World: 2,690.59 1986 Uganda: 253.64 Zambia: 238.23 World: 3,118.57 1987 Uganda: 392.97 Zambia: 315 World: 3,487.88 1988 Uganda: 395.19 Zambia: 504.49 World: 3,829.99 1989 Uganda: 310.19 Zambia: 526.36 World: 3,930.51 1990 Uganda: 244.99 Zambia: 422.34 World: 4,338.94 1991 Uganda: 182.96 Zambia: 423.07 World: 4,453.9 1992 Uganda: 152.11 Zambia: 389.25 World: 4,679.98 1993 Uganda: 165.62 Zambia: 390.92 World: 4,685.3 1994 Uganda: 198.44 Zambia: 426.39 World: 4,967.01 1995 Uganda: 278.52 Zambia: 433.31 World: 5,463.2 1996 Uganda: 284.7 Zambia: 399.51 World: 5,507.22 1997 Uganda: 286.85 Zambia: 465.87 World: 5,408.57 1998 Uganda: 292.45 Zambia: 373.08 World: 5,302.34 1999 Uganda: 257.92 Zambia: 349.52 World: 5,401.23 2000 Uganda: 258.05 Zambia: 359.43 World: 5,512.56 2001 Uganda: 236.02 Zambia: 396.55 World: 5,404.2 2002 Uganda: 241.98 Zambia: 393.86 World: 5,539.32 2003 Uganda: 250.72 Zambia: 446.29 World: 6,129.87 2004 Uganda: 292.38 Zambia: 548.69 World: 6,818 2005 Uganda: 330.41 Zambia: 710.98 World: 7,290.57 2006 Uganda: 346.52 Zambia: 1,051.72 World: 7,803.19 2007 Uganda: 401.39 Zambia: 1,118.73 World: 8,685.33 2008 Uganda: 472.84 Zambia: 1,375.5 World: 9,425.74 2009 Uganda: 798.95 Zambia: 1,136.24 World: 8,827.04 2010 Uganda: 823.49 Zambia: 1,451.11 World: 9,555.07 2011 Uganda: 835.62 Zambia: 1,624.87 World: 10,496.93 2012 Uganda: 795.22 Zambia: 1,710.05 World: 10,597.85 2013 Uganda: 818.29 Zambia: 1,820.72 World: 10,759.35 2014 Uganda: 896.05 Zambia: 1,707.49 World: 10,912.24 2015 Uganda: 862.93 Zambia: 1,295.88 World: 10,191.98 2016 Uganda: 752.7 Zambia: 1,239.09 World: 10,239.47 2017 Uganda: 765.22 Zambia: 1,483.47 World: 10,784.4 2018 Uganda: 792.17 Zambia: 1,463.9 World: 11,344.73 2019 Uganda: 822.17 Zambia: 1,258.99 World: 11,417.6 2020 Uganda: 845.77 Zambia: 951.64 World: 10,999.49 2021 Uganda: 882.79 Zambia: 1,127.16 World: 12,472.91 2022 Uganda: 963.07 Zambia: 1,447.12 World: 12,876.24 2023 Uganda: 1,002.31 Zambia: 1,330.73 World: 13,313.86 2024 Uganda: 1,077.91 Zambia: 1,187.11 World: 13,717.09 2025 Uganda: 1,206.3 Zambia: 1,317.88 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Uganda Zambia World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Uganda: 45.63 Zambia: 50.65 World: 50.94 1961 Uganda: 46.27 Zambia: 51.04 World: 52.8 1962 Uganda: 46.82 Zambia: 51.33 World: 55.29 1963 Uganda: 47.38 Zambia: 51.61 World: 55.65 1964 Uganda: 47.85 Zambia: 51.17 World: 56.1 1965 Uganda: 48.3 Zambia: 52.08 World: 55.93 1966 Uganda: 48.46 Zambia: 52.29 World: 56.45 1967 Uganda: 49.01 Zambia: 52.51 World: 56.9 1968 Uganda: 49.29 Zambia: 52.72 World: 57.34 1969 Uganda: 49.51 Zambia: 53.04 World: 57.68 1970 Uganda: 49.62 Zambia: 53.4 World: 57.94 1971 Uganda: 47.15 Zambia: 53.89 World: 58.02 1972 Uganda: 47.16 Zambia: 54.38 World: 58.84 1973 Uganda: 46.99 Zambia: 54.91 World: 59.3 1974 Uganda: 46.86 Zambia: 55.38 World: 59.7 1975 Uganda: 46.52 Zambia: 55.74 World: 60.13 1976 Uganda: 46.17 Zambia: 56.1 World: 60.45 1977 Uganda: 45.84 Zambia: 56.28 World: 61.04 1978 Uganda: 45.6 Zambia: 56.34 World: 61.39 1979 Uganda: 45.39 Zambia: 56.05 World: 61.84 1980 Uganda: 43.45 Zambia: 55.5 World: 62.15 1981 Uganda: 43.46 Zambia: 54.99 World: 62.52 1982 Uganda: 43.31 Zambia: 54.36 World: 62.87 1983 Uganda: 43.49 Zambia: 53.67 World: 63.13 1984 Uganda: 43.71 Zambia: 52.88 World: 63.44 1985 Uganda: 45.5 Zambia: 52 World: 63.73 1986 Uganda: 45.65 Zambia: 51.15 World: 64.12 1987 Uganda: 47.36 Zambia: 50.42 World: 64.46 1988 Uganda: 47.48 Zambia: 49.67 World: 64.67 1989 Uganda: 47.49 Zambia: 48.88 World: 64.96 1990 Uganda: 47.56 Zambia: 48.2 World: 65.11 1991 Uganda: 47.55 Zambia: 47.44 World: 65.3 1992 Uganda: 47.67 Zambia: 46.97 World: 65.55 1993 Uganda: 47.68 Zambia: 46.68 World: 65.74 1994 Uganda: 47.68 Zambia: 46.34 World: 65.96 1995 Uganda: 47.71 Zambia: 46.05 World: 66.2 1996 Uganda: 47.76 Zambia: 45.76 World: 66.52 1997 Uganda: 48.03 Zambia: 45.74 World: 66.83 1998 Uganda: 48.26 Zambia: 45.71 World: 67.07 1999 Uganda: 48.98 Zambia: 45.92 World: 67.31 2000 Uganda: 49.64 Zambia: 46.58 World: 67.65 2001 Uganda: 50.58 Zambia: 47.41 World: 67.95 2002 Uganda: 51.44 Zambia: 48.46 World: 68.23 2003 Uganda: 52.41 Zambia: 49.62 World: 68.52 2004 Uganda: 53.7 Zambia: 50.54 World: 68.77 2005 Uganda: 54.93 Zambia: 51.62 World: 69.11 2006 Uganda: 56.12 Zambia: 52.69 World: 69.47 2007 Uganda: 57.25 Zambia: 53.73 World: 69.81 2008 Uganda: 58.25 Zambia: 54.84 World: 70 2009 Uganda: 59.16 Zambia: 55.89 World: 70.38 2010 Uganda: 59.96 Zambia: 56.9 World: 70.68 2011 Uganda: 60.79 Zambia: 57.84 World: 70.97 2012 Uganda: 61.58 Zambia: 58.7 World: 71.26 2013 Uganda: 62.35 Zambia: 59.45 World: 71.53 2014 Uganda: 63.06 Zambia: 60.11 World: 71.78 2015 Uganda: 63.83 Zambia: 60.73 World: 71.97 2016 Uganda: 64.49 Zambia: 61.13 World: 72.19 2017 Uganda: 65.17 Zambia: 61.56 World: 72.37 2018 Uganda: 65.78 Zambia: 62.14 World: 72.64 2019 Uganda: 66.35 Zambia: 62.91 World: 72.87 2020 Uganda: 66.41 Zambia: 63.36 World: 72.18 2021 Uganda: 66.45 Zambia: 62.36 World: 71.22 2022 Uganda: 67.68 Zambia: 65.28 World: 72.97 2023 Uganda: 68.25 Zambia: 66.35 World: 73.33 2024 Uganda: 68.49 Zambia: 66.53 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Uganda Zambia World

2 4 6 8 1960 Uganda: 6.91 Zambia: 6.95 World: 4.69 1961 Uganda: 6.93 Zambia: 6.98 World: 4.56 1962 Uganda: 6.96 Zambia: 7.01 World: 5.02 1963 Uganda: 6.98 Zambia: 7.06 World: 5.31 1964 Uganda: 7.01 Zambia: 7.09 World: 5.13 1965 Uganda: 7.04 Zambia: 7.12 World: 5.08 1966 Uganda: 7.07 Zambia: 7.14 World: 4.97 1967 Uganda: 7.1 Zambia: 7.15 World: 4.87 1968 Uganda: 7.13 Zambia: 7.18 World: 4.98 1969 Uganda: 7.12 Zambia: 7.18 World: 4.88 1970 Uganda: 7.15 Zambia: 7.22 World: 4.84 1971 Uganda: 7.18 Zambia: 7.26 World: 4.69 1972 Uganda: 7.19 Zambia: 7.3 World: 4.55 1973 Uganda: 7.19 Zambia: 7.34 World: 4.42 1974 Uganda: 7.19 Zambia: 7.36 World: 4.26 1975 Uganda: 7.2 Zambia: 7.42 World: 4.07 1976 Uganda: 7.19 Zambia: 7.39 World: 3.97 1977 Uganda: 7.18 Zambia: 7.35 World: 3.84 1978 Uganda: 7.16 Zambia: 7.29 World: 3.77 1979 Uganda: 7.14 Zambia: 7.22 World: 3.76 1980 Uganda: 7.11 Zambia: 7.14 World: 3.73 1981 Uganda: 7.12 Zambia: 7.07 World: 3.71 1982 Uganda: 7.11 Zambia: 7.04 World: 3.72 1983 Uganda: 7.07 Zambia: 7.01 World: 3.59 1984 Uganda: 7.02 Zambia: 6.97 World: 3.57 1985 Uganda: 7.04 Zambia: 6.93 World: 3.53 1986 Uganda: 7.08 Zambia: 6.87 World: 3.51 1987 Uganda: 7.12 Zambia: 6.8 World: 3.48 1988 Uganda: 7.1 Zambia: 6.7 World: 3.39 1989 Uganda: 7.05 Zambia: 6.64 World: 3.35 1990 Uganda: 7.01 Zambia: 6.57 World: 3.31 1991 Uganda: 6.94 Zambia: 6.46 World: 3.13 1992 Uganda: 6.91 Zambia: 6.35 World: 3.04 1993 Uganda: 6.89 Zambia: 6.3 World: 2.97 1994 Uganda: 6.9 Zambia: 6.26 World: 2.92 1995 Uganda: 6.87 Zambia: 6.23 World: 2.87 1996 Uganda: 6.84 Zambia: 6.18 World: 2.82 1997 Uganda: 6.86 Zambia: 6.12 World: 2.78 1998 Uganda: 6.84 Zambia: 6.07 World: 2.75 1999 Uganda: 6.83 Zambia: 6 World: 2.72 2000 Uganda: 6.79 Zambia: 5.92 World: 2.73 2001 Uganda: 6.76 Zambia: 5.85 World: 2.69 2002 Uganda: 6.74 Zambia: 5.77 World: 2.66 2003 Uganda: 6.67 Zambia: 5.71 World: 2.64 2004 Uganda: 6.61 Zambia: 5.7 World: 2.63 2005 Uganda: 6.53 Zambia: 5.7 World: 2.61 2006 Uganda: 6.43 Zambia: 5.68 World: 2.61 2007 Uganda: 6.33 Zambia: 5.61 World: 2.6 2008 Uganda: 6.2 Zambia: 5.53 World: 2.6 2009 Uganda: 6.12 Zambia: 5.45 World: 2.59 2010 Uganda: 6.02 Zambia: 5.36 World: 2.57 2011 Uganda: 5.89 Zambia: 5.26 World: 2.55 2012 Uganda: 5.73 Zambia: 5.14 World: 2.56 2013 Uganda: 5.56 Zambia: 5.01 World: 2.53 2014 Uganda: 5.41 Zambia: 4.89 World: 2.52 2015 Uganda: 5.25 Zambia: 4.78 World: 2.49 2016 Uganda: 5.11 Zambia: 4.67 World: 2.49 2017 Uganda: 4.99 Zambia: 4.57 World: 2.46 2018 Uganda: 4.87 Zambia: 4.49 World: 2.39 2019 Uganda: 4.74 Zambia: 4.42 World: 2.35 2020 Uganda: 4.62 Zambia: 4.32 World: 2.28 2021 Uganda: 4.51 Zambia: 4.25 World: 2.25 2022 Uganda: 4.39 Zambia: 4.18 World: 2.22 2023 Uganda: 4.28 Zambia: 4.1 World: 2.2 2024 Uganda: 4.17 Zambia: 4.04 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Uganda Zambia World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Uganda: 3.45 Zambia: 18.9 World: 5.12 1992 Uganda: 3.55 Zambia: 19.57 World: 5.28 1993 Uganda: 3.49 Zambia: 19.7 World: 5.54 1994 Uganda: 3.46 Zambia: 18.69 World: 5.79 1995 Uganda: 3.19 Zambia: 16.83 World: 5.92 1996 Uganda: 3.17 Zambia: 15.3 World: 5.98 1997 Uganda: 3.21 Zambia: 13.27 World: 6.01 1998 Uganda: 3.42 Zambia: 12 World: 6.16 1999 Uganda: 3.46 Zambia: 12.5 World: 6.28 2000 Uganda: 3.53 Zambia: 12.93 World: 6.11 2001 Uganda: 3.52 Zambia: 13.4 World: 6.19 2002 Uganda: 3.5 Zambia: 14.13 World: 6.41 2003 Uganda: 3.6 Zambia: 14.7 World: 6.48 2004 Uganda: 2.7 Zambia: 15.33 World: 6.33 2005 Uganda: 1.9 Zambia: 15.9 World: 6.22 2006 Uganda: 2.26 Zambia: 13.23 World: 5.97 2007 Uganda: 2.67 Zambia: 10.56 World: 5.77 2008 Uganda: 3.04 Zambia: 7.93 World: 5.82 2009 Uganda: 3.6 Zambia: 10.58 World: 6.41 2010 Uganda: 3.62 Zambia: 13.19 World: 6.28 2011 Uganda: 3.52 Zambia: 10.55 World: 6.15 2012 Uganda: 3.55 Zambia: 7.85 World: 6.15 2013 Uganda: 1.91 Zambia: 7.27 World: 6.1 2014 Uganda: 2.36 Zambia: 6.58 World: 5.96 2015 Uganda: 2.68 Zambia: 5.95 World: 6 2016 Uganda: 3 Zambia: 5.24 World: 5.97 2017 Uganda: 3.43 Zambia: 4.53 World: 5.9 2018 Uganda: 3.25 Zambia: 5.03 World: 5.76 2019 Uganda: 3.06 Zambia: 5.54 World: 5.59 2020 Uganda: 3.82 Zambia: 6.03 World: 6.59 2021 Uganda: 3.42 Zambia: 5.2 World: 6.05 2022 Uganda: 2.89 Zambia: 5.99 World: 5.23 2023 Uganda: 2.75 Zambia: 5.86 World: 4.85 2024 Uganda: 2.74 Zambia: 5.9 World: 4.81 2025 Uganda: 2.75 Zambia: 5.92 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Uganda Zambia World

0 2 4 6 1970 Uganda: 0.09 Zambia: 0.86 World: 4.14 1971 Uganda: 0.09 Zambia: 0.87 World: 4.04 1972 Uganda: 0.09 Zambia: 0.93 World: 4.16 1973 Uganda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.97 World: 4.32 1974 Uganda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.95 World: 4.23 1975 Uganda: 0.07 Zambia: 0.96 World: 4.14 1976 Uganda: 0.09 Zambia: 0.93 World: 4.31 1977 Uganda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.82 World: 4.36 1978 Uganda: 0.06 Zambia: 0.76 World: 4.42 1979 Uganda: 0.06 Zambia: 0.67 World: 4.46 1980 Uganda: 0.05 Zambia: 0.65 World: 4.33 1981 Uganda: 0.04 Zambia: 0.58 World: 4.18 1982 Uganda: 0.04 Zambia: 0.54 World: 4.05 1983 Uganda: 0.04 Zambia: 0.51 World: 4.01 1984 Uganda: 0.04 Zambia: 0.48 World: 4.07 1985 Uganda: 0.04 Zambia: 0.47 World: 4.05 1986 Uganda: 0.04 Zambia: 0.47 World: 4.04 1987 Uganda: 0.04 Zambia: 0.45 World: 4.1 1988 Uganda: 0.05 Zambia: 0.48 World: 4.16 1989 Uganda: 0.04 Zambia: 0.48 World: 4.16 1990 Uganda: 0.05 Zambia: 0.39 World: 4.15 1991 Uganda: 0.05 Zambia: 0.39 World: 4.1 1992 Uganda: 0.05 Zambia: 0.38 World: 4.01 1993 Uganda: 0.04 Zambia: 0.34 World: 3.97 1994 Uganda: 0.04 Zambia: 0.28 World: 3.94 1995 Uganda: 0.05 Zambia: 0.27 World: 3.99 1996 Uganda: 0.05 Zambia: 0.22 World: 4.01 1997 Uganda: 0.05 Zambia: 0.27 World: 4.02 1998 Uganda: 0.06 Zambia: 0.25 World: 3.98 1999 Uganda: 0.06 Zambia: 0.2 World: 3.95 2000 Uganda: 0.06 Zambia: 0.19 World: 4.01 2001 Uganda: 0.06 Zambia: 0.19 World: 4.01 2002 Uganda: 0.06 Zambia: 0.19 World: 4.02 2003 Uganda: 0.07 Zambia: 0.2 World: 4.15 2004 Uganda: 0.07 Zambia: 0.2 World: 4.28 2005 Uganda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.21 World: 4.39 2006 Uganda: 0.09 Zambia: 0.2 World: 4.48 2007 Uganda: 0.1 Zambia: 0.17 World: 4.59 2008 Uganda: 0.11 Zambia: 0.2 World: 4.56 2009 Uganda: 0.12 Zambia: 0.21 World: 4.45 2010 Uganda: 0.12 Zambia: 0.23 World: 4.67 2011 Uganda: 0.13 Zambia: 0.24 World: 4.76 2012 Uganda: 0.13 Zambia: 0.29 World: 4.77 2013 Uganda: 0.12 Zambia: 0.31 World: 4.81 2014 Uganda: 0.13 Zambia: 0.35 World: 4.78 2015 Uganda: 0.15 Zambia: 0.36 World: 4.7 2016 Uganda: 0.15 Zambia: 0.37 World: 4.65 2017 Uganda: 0.16 Zambia: 0.46 World: 4.67 2018 Uganda: 0.17 Zambia: 0.51 World: 4.73 2019 Uganda: 0.16 Zambia: 0.49 World: 4.7 2020 Uganda: 0.16 Zambia: 0.5 World: 4.47 2021 Uganda: 0.18 Zambia: 0.49 World: 4.68 2022 Uganda: 0.17 Zambia: 0.52 World: 4.67 2023 Uganda: 0.17 Zambia: 0.55 World: 4.68 2024 Uganda: 0.17 Zambia: 0.54 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Uganda Zambia World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Uganda: 1.74 Zambia: 1.3 World: 15.6 2006 Uganda: 2.53 Zambia: 1.6 World: 17.2 2007 Uganda: 3.67 Zambia: 1.9 World: 20.2 2008 Uganda: 3.88 Zambia: 2.2 World: 22.8 2009 Uganda: 4.1 Zambia: 2.5 World: 25.3 2010 Uganda: 4.3 Zambia: 3 World: 28.4 2011 Uganda: 4.6 Zambia: 3.5 World: 30.9 2012 Uganda: 4.8 Zambia: 4.1 World: 33.3 2013 Uganda: 5.1 Zambia: 4.8 World: 35.3 2014 Uganda: 5.4 Zambia: 6.5 World: 37.4 2015 Uganda: 5.7 Zambia: 8.8 World: 39.9 2016 Uganda: 5.9 Zambia: 10.3 World: 43.6 2017 Uganda: 7.42 Zambia: 12.2 World: 46.3 2018 Uganda: 9.33 Zambia: 14.3 World: 49.4 2019 Uganda: 11.73 Zambia: 14.47 World: 53.9 2020 Uganda: 7.4 Zambia: 14.65 World: 60.1 2021 Uganda: 10 Zambia: 14.82 World: 63.8 2022 Uganda: 9.64 Zambia: 15 World: 67 2023 Uganda: 9.29 Zambia: 16.45 World: 69.2 2024 Uganda: 8.95 Zambia: 17.1 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Uganda Zambia
Population 51.4 mn 2025
31st of 215		 21.9 mn 2025
61st of 215
Population density 242.7 /km² 2023
53rd of 214		 27.9 /km² 2023
173rd of 214
Population growth 2.70 % 2025
21st of 215		 2.77 % 2025
19th of 215
Life expectancy 68.5 years 2024
164th of 215		 66.5 years 2024
179th of 215
Fertility rate 4.17 2024
19th of 215		 4.04 2024
25th of 215
Birth rate 34.4 ‰ 2024
11th of 215		 32.7 ‰ 2024
19th of 215
Infant mortality 35.9 ‰ 2024
166th of 196		 34.6 ‰ 2024
163rd of 196
Urban population 31.9 % 2025
190th of 215		 45.9 % 2025
158th of 215
Aged 65+ 2.2 % 2025
210th of 215		 2.0 % 2025
213th of 215
Living in cities 16.2 % 2025
172nd of 215		 38.6 % 2025
103rd of 215
Living in towns 60.4 % 2025
27th of 215		 16.5 % 2025
196th of 215
Living in rural areas 23.3 % 2025
122nd of 215		 45.0 % 2025
30th of 215

Human development

Indicator Uganda Zambia
Human Development Index 0.582 2023
158th of 193		 0.595 2023
154th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.400 2023
131st of 169		 0.361 2023
141st of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.569 2023
119th of 156		 0.585 2023
112th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.524 2023
141st of 172		 0.524 2023
142nd of 172

Economy

Indicator Uganda Zambia
GDP 62 bn US$ 2025
88th of 186		 28.9 bn US$ 2025
115th of 186
GDP per capita 1,206 US$ 2025
167th of 186		 1,318 US$ 2025
165th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 3,488 int. $ 2025
169th of 185		 4,379 int. $ 2025
160th of 185
GNI per capita 1,120 US$ 2025
166th of 182		 1,200 US$ 2025
163rd of 182
GDP growth 6.3 % 2025
25th of 186		 3.8 % 2025
78th of 186
Inflation 3.6 % 2025
65th of 165		 13.9 % 2025
12th of 165
Trade 50.2 % 2025
104th of 138		 62.5 % 2024
Exports 21.4 % 2025
107th of 138		 35.0 % 2024
FDI inflows 6.0 % 2024
40th of 192		 9.3 % 2024
24th of 192
Manufacturing 14.5 % 2025
41st of 132		 8.7 % 2025
87th of 132
Agriculture 26.1 % 2025
14th of 158		 4.1 % 2025
96th of 158
Tax revenue 12.6 % 2024
70th of 89		 18.8 % 2024
40th of 89
Government debt 54.4 % 2024
17th of 56		 71.4 % 2021
40th of 56
Military spending 1.9 % 2024
66th of 147		 1.3 % 2024
88th of 147

Labour

Indicator Uganda Zambia
Unemployment 2.7 % 2025
31st of 181		 5.9 % 2025
108th of 181
Youth unemployment 4.2 % 2025
21st of 181		 10.5 % 2025
77th of 181
Women in the labour force 75.6 % 2025
9th of 181		 56.4 % 2025
73rd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 64.9 % 2025
9th of 181		 54.5 % 2025
17th of 181
Weekly hours worked 41.7 h 2025
57th of 181		 42.5 h 2025
45th of 181
Youth NEET rate 13.3 % 2025
61st of 181		 29.1 % 2025
148th of 181
Labour income share 37.6 % 2025
90th of 114		 26.4 % 2022
Output per hour 3.1 $ 2025
169th of 181		 5.0 $ 2025
157th of 181

Health

Indicator Uganda Zambia
Health spending 4.2 % 2023
149th of 192		 6.0 % 2023
104th of 192
Health spending per person 45 US$ 2023
175th of 191		 80 US$ 2023
152nd of 191
Physicians 0.19 /1,000 2022
99th of 125		 0.32 /1,000 2022
88th of 125
Under-5 mortality 48.7 ‰ 2024
166th of 196		 48.4 ‰ 2024
165th of 196
Maternal mortality 170 /100k 2023
151st of 194		 85 /100k 2023
125th of 194
Tobacco use 7.5 % 2024
16th of 166		 14.3 % 2024
61st of 166
Safe drinking water 18.1 % 2024
138th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Uganda Zambia
Calories per person 2,442 kcal 2024
133rd of 155		 1,985 kcal 2024
144th of 155
Protein supply 55.3 g 2022
163rd of 174		 47.7 g 2022
169th of 174
Animal protein supply 15.3 g 2022
155th of 174		 13.3 g 2022
161st of 174
Fat supply 53.2 g 2022
153rd of 174		 50.1 g 2022
156th of 174
Food insecurity 51.6 % 2024
108th of 134		 45.8 % 2024
104th of 134
Severe food insecurity 12.7 % 2024
95th of 124		 17.2 % 2024
103rd of 124
Cereal import dependency 15.3 % 2022
117th of 160		 -9.7 % 2022
132nd of 160

Education

Indicator Uganda Zambia
Literacy 77.0 % 2024
26th of 29		 71.8 % 2024
27th of 29
Tertiary enrolment 4.6 % 2014 4.0 % 2012
Education spending 2.6 % 2022 4.1 % 2023
51st of 121
Expected schooling 11.6 yrs 2023
143rd of 195		 11.0 yrs 2023
157th of 195
Mean schooling 6.3 yrs 2023
148th of 193		 7.4 yrs 2023
136th of 193
Secondary enrolment - 56.8 % 2024
99th of 108

Society

Indicator Uganda Zambia
Income inequality 42.7 2019 51.5 2022
Extreme poverty 59.8 % 2019 71.7 % 2022
Internet use 8.9 % 2024
181st of 182		 17.1 % 2024
176th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 83.2 /100 2024
130th of 151		 108.7 /100 2024
101st of 151
Electricity access 55.3 % 2024
191st of 213		 53.6 % 2024
195th of 213
Women in parliament 34.1 % 2025
50th of 184		 15.0 % 2025
144th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Uganda Zambia
Refugees hosted 1.9 mn 2025
3rd of 177		 83,225 2025
55th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 37.7 ‰ 2025
9th of 177		 3.8 ‰ 2025
68th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 35,249 2025
28th of 177		 12,906 2025
51st of 177
Refugees from the country 12,792 2025
59th of 199		 346 2025
124th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.2 ‰ 2025
95th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
158th of 199

Governance

Indicator Uganda Zambia
Control of corruption 25.3 /100 2024
175th of 207		 38.6 /100 2024
130th of 207
Government effectiveness 44.5 /100 2024
134th of 205		 41.0 /100 2024
141st of 205
Rule of law 44.3 /100 2024
149th of 207		 47.3 /100 2024
136th of 207
Regulatory quality 46.6 /100 2024
138th of 205		 48.2 /100 2024
130th of 205
Voice and accountability 39.1 /100 2024
155th of 205		 49.7 /100 2024
124th of 205
Political stability 48.4 /100 2024
177th of 207		 64.2 /100 2024
116th of 207

Environment

Indicator Uganda Zambia
CO₂ per capita 0.17 t 2024
21st of 202		 0.54 t 2024
45th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 6.3 Mt 2024
129th of 204		 12.0 Mt 2024
104th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
129th of 204		 0.03 % 2024
104th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
137th of 204		 0.3 Gt 2024
117th of 204
GHG per capita 1.15 t 2024
25th of 202		 1.81 t 2024
46th of 202
Renewable energy 90.9 % 2022
5th of 211		 83.0 % 2021
11th of 211
Forest area 11.0 % 2023
161st of 212		 59.5 % 2023
28th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 31.2 µg/m³ 2023
155th of 200		 20.2 µg/m³ 2023
120th of 200
Water stress 5.8 % 2022
64th of 176		 2.8 % 2022
37th of 176
Land area 200,520 km² 2023
85th of 214		 743,390 km² 2023
37th of 214

Energy

Indicator Uganda Zambia
Renewable electricity 97.1 % 2024
12th of 190		 87.5 % 2024
23rd of 190
Wind and solar 2.9 % 2024
122nd of 190		 0.9 % 2024
144th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
170th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
179th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 97.1 % 2024
14th of 190		 87.5 % 2024
28th of 190
Fossil electricity 2.9 % 2024
14th of 190		 12.5 % 2024
28th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
103rd of 188		 10.8 % 2024
139th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 59 g/kWh 2024
16th of 190		 126 g/kWh 2024
32nd of 190
Electricity per capita 0.11 MWh 2024
179th of 191		 0.78 MWh 2024
143rd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.