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Tuvalu vs Uganda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Tuvalu has a population of 9.65K (ranked 196/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). Tuvalu's land area is 11.6 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 194th vs. 84th).

By GDP, Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

Tuvalu Uganda
Population
9493
52490669
Population rank 196/197 30/197
GDP
$62.3M
2023
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 196/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$6,345
2023
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 109/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,151
2023
$3,276
2024
Government debt
$2.84M
2023
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
3.26%
2025
54%
2025
Government debt per person
$289.4
2023
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank 179/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,174
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
11.6 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
833 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
25.3 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Tuvalu and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Tuvalu and Uganda economies compared

GDP
Tuvalu

Uganda
Year GDP
Tuvalu Uganda
1960 - $423,145,605
1961 - $441,667,335
1962 - $449,158,233
1963 - $516,315,231
1964 - $589,247,687
1965 - $884,502,310
1966 - $925,381,492
1967 - $967,240,655
1968 - $1,037,379,252
1969 - $1,168,556,629
1970 $2,585,956 $1,259,554,809
1971 $2,716,990 $1,417,191,656
1972 $2,968,458 $1,490,970,181
1973 $3,411,915 $1,701,829,789
1974 $4,122,329 $2,098,944,967
1975 $4,014,748 $2,359,555,556
1976 $3,919,072 $2,447,300,000
1977 $3,669,420 $2,936,470,588
1978 $3,798,782 $2,420,260,870
1979 $4,065,659 $2,139,025,000
1980 $4,206,128 $1,244,610,000
1981 $4,773,018 $1,337,300,000
1982 $4,118,945 $2,177,500,000
1983 $4,152,550 $2,240,333,333
1984 $4,481,978 $3,615,647,477
1985 $3,862,852 $3,519,695,444
1986 $4,574,706 $3,923,244,050
1987 $5,020,513 $6,269,522,042
1988 $7,011,059 $6,508,931,652
1989 $8,454,523 $5,276,480,799
1990 $9,542,901 $4,304,399,310
1991 $10,127,314 $3,321,729,160
1992 $10,535,028 $2,857,457,762
1993 $10,414,400 $3,220,439,044
1994 $11,772,611 $3,990,430,447
1995 $11,922,614 $5,755,818,842
1996 $13,338,597 $6,044,585,327
1997 $13,734,210 $6,269,333,313
1998 $13,795,146 $6,584,815,847
1999 $14,800,503 $5,998,563,258
2000 $15,073,976 $6,193,246,837
2001 $13,964,732 $5,840,503,869
2002 $16,842,673 $6,178,563,591
2003 $19,456,338 $6,606,884,275
2004 $22,798,275 $7,939,487,548
2005 $22,909,980 $9,239,221,763
2006 $24,096,875 $9,977,647,683
2007 $28,450,169 $11,902,564,495
2008 $31,874,435 $14,440,404,132
2009 $28,076,984 $25,127,805,567
2010 $32,105,408 $26,673,441,431
2011 $39,196,957 $27,871,725,241
2012 $39,345,579 $27,305,915,911
2013 $38,615,891 $28,915,786,517
2014 $38,760,983 $32,612,397,257
2015 $36,811,936 $32,387,183,730
2016 $41,629,064 $29,203,988,696
2017 $45,276,595 $30,744,473,841
2018 $48,015,260 $32,927,025,620
2019 $54,123,199 $35,353,061,008
2020 $51,746,594 $37,600,368,240
2021 $60,196,406 $40,529,788,744
2022 $59,065,982 $45,565,333,216
2023 $62,280,312 $48,768,955,859
2024 - $53,651,874,314

Tuvalu and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
Tuvalu

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
Tuvalu Uganda
1960 - $55.4
1961 - $56.2
1962 - $55.5
1963 - $62
1964 - $68.6
1965 - $100
1966 - $101.4
1967 - $102.8
1968 - $106.9
1969 - $116.7
1970 $457 $122
1971 $478 $133.5
1972 $522 $137
1973 $601 $152.7
1974 $708 $183.7
1975 $656 $201.2
1976 $612 $203.3
1977 $549 $237.6
1978 $546 $190.7
1979 $566 $164.5
1980 $571 $93.8
1981 $634 $98.6
1982 $537 $157
1983 $533 $157.5
1984 $567 $247.5
1985 $480 $234.3
1986 $557 $253.6
1987 $600 $393
1988 $823 $395
1989 $976 $310
1990 $1,085 $245
1991 $1,134 $183
1992 $1,166 $152.1
1993 $1,141 $165.6
1994 $1,279 $198.4
1995 $1,285 $278.5
1996 $1,428 $284.7
1997 $1,461 $286.8
1998 $1,460 $292.5
1999 $1,559 $257.9
2000 $1,579 $258.1
2001 $1,457 $236
2002 $1,750 $242
2003 $2,007 $250.7
2004 $2,323 $292.4
2005 $2,305 $330
2006 $2,396 $347
2007 $2,794 $401
2008 $3,088 $473
2009 $2,684 $799
2010 $3,025 $823
2011 $3,636 $836
2012 $3,598 $795
2013 $3,510 $818
2014 $3,529 $896
2015 $3,358 $863
2016 $3,809 $753
2017 $4,166 $765
2018 $4,466 $792
2019 $5,115 $822
2020 $4,976 $846
2021 $5,905 $883
2022 $5,911 $963
2023 $6,345 $1,002
2024 - $1,073

Tuvalu vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Tuvalu

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
Tuvalu Uganda
1950 40 39.7
1951 40.8 40.2
1952 41.7 40.8
1953 42.5 41.3
1954 43.4 41.8
1955 44.2 42.4
1956 45 43
1957 45.8 43.7
1958 46.7 44.3
1959 47.5 45
1960 48.3 45.6
1961 49 46.3
1962 49.8 46.8
1963 50.6 47.4
1964 51.3 47.8
1965 52.1 48.3
1966 52.8 48.5
1967 53.5 49
1968 54.1 49.3
1969 54.7 49.5
1970 55.3 49.6
1971 56 47.1
1972 54.7 47.2
1973 57.2 47
1974 57.7 46.9
1975 58.3 46.5
1976 58.8 46.2
1977 59.2 45.8
1978 59.6 45.6
1979 59.9 45.4
1980 60.2 43.5
1981 60.5 43.5
1982 60.7 43.3
1983 60.9 43.5
1984 61.1 43.7
1985 61.1 45.5
1986 61.2 45.7
1987 61.3 47.4
1988 61.4 47.5
1989 61.5 47.5
1990 61.6 47.6
1991 61.8 47.5
1992 60.3 47.7
1993 62.1 47.7
1994 62.3 47.7
1995 62.5 47.7
1996 62.7 47.8
1997 62.9 48
1998 63.2 48.3
1999 63.3 49
2000 63.5 49.6
2001 63.7 50.6
2002 63.8 51.4
2003 63.9 52.4
2004 64 53.7
2005 64.1 54.9
2006 64.2 56.1
2007 64.4 57.2
2008 64.5 58.3
2009 64.7 59.2
2010 64.8 60
2011 65 60.8
2012 65.1 61.6
2013 65.2 62.4
2014 65.3 63.1
2015 65.4 63.8
2016 65.5 64.5
2017 65.7 65.2
2018 65.9 65.8
2019 66.1 66.4
2020 66.4 66.4
2021 65.8 66.4
2022 66.9 67.7
2023 67.1 68.3
2024 67.3 68.5
2025 67.4 68.7

Tuvalu and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
Tuvalu

Uganda
Year Population
Tuvalu Uganda
1960 5,598 7,640,973
1961 5,648 7,862,217
1962 5,699 8,092,231
1963 5,751 8,333,663
1964 5,752 8,586,363
1965 5,715 8,849,203
1966 5,686 9,122,864
1967 5,652 9,408,924
1968 5,624 9,708,632
1969 5,631 10,014,858
1970 5,663 10,321,603
1971 5,685 10,618,206
1972 5,692 10,885,796
1973 5,681 11,144,236
1974 5,822 11,424,846
1975 6,117 11,725,240
1976 6,404 12,037,294
1977 6,686 12,359,669
1978 6,957 12,692,113
1979 7,184 13,002,163
1980 7,366 13,275,741
1981 7,526 13,556,452
1982 7,664 13,873,631
1983 7,789 14,221,881
1984 7,902 14,607,677
1985 8,046 15,023,681
1986 8,217 15,467,579
1987 8,371 15,954,170
1988 8,518 16,470,483
1989 8,662 17,010,698
1990 8,798 17,569,897
1991 8,928 18,155,901
1992 9,038 18,785,032
1993 9,126 19,445,161
1994 9,207 20,108,801
1995 9,280 20,665,667
1996 9,342 21,231,550
1997 9,400 21,856,046
1998 9,451 22,515,806
1999 9,496 23,257,281
2000 9,544 24,000,150
2001 9,586 24,745,676
2002 9,623 25,532,870
2003 9,695 26,352,124
2004 9,816 27,154,515
2005 9,940 27,963,289
2006 10,056 28,794,003
2007 10,182 29,653,430
2008 10,321 30,539,553
2009 10,461 31,451,151
2010 10,614 32,390,802
2011 10,780 33,354,543
2012 10,934 34,337,438
2013 11,001 35,337,042
2014 10,984 36,395,539
2015 10,963 37,531,446
2016 10,930 38,799,152
2017 10,869 40,177,388
2018 10,751 41,565,831
2019 10,581 42,999,637
2020 10,399 44,457,152
2021 10,194 45,910,930
2022 9,992 47,312,719
2023 9,816 48,656,601
2024 9,646 50,015,092

Fertility rates in Tuvalu and Uganda

Fertility rate
Tuvalu

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
Tuvalu Uganda
1960 5.15 6.91
1961 5.09 6.93
1962 5 6.96
1963 4.91 6.98
1964 4.83 7.01
1965 4.73 7.04
1966 4.64 7.07
1967 4.49 7.1
1968 4.36 7.13
1969 4.23 7.12
1970 4.08 7.15
1971 3.94 7.18
1972 3.81 7.19
1973 3.71 7.19
1974 3.63 7.19
1975 3.58 7.2
1976 3.55 7.19
1977 3.56 7.18
1978 3.59 7.16
1979 3.65 7.14
1980 3.73 7.11
1981 3.8 7.12
1982 3.88 7.11
1983 3.91 7.07
1984 3.95 7.02
1985 3.97 7.04
1986 3.97 7.08
1987 3.94 7.12
1988 3.88 7.1
1989 3.8 7.05
1990 3.75 7.01
1991 3.79 6.94
1992 3.86 6.91
1993 3.92 6.89
1994 3.92 6.9
1995 3.96 6.87
1996 3.95 6.84
1997 3.95 6.86
1998 3.95 6.84
1999 3.92 6.83
2000 3.84 6.79
2001 3.75 6.76
2002 3.64 6.74
2003 3.58 6.67
2004 3.55 6.61
2005 3.55 6.53
2006 3.53 6.43
2007 3.45 6.33
2008 3.42 6.2
2009 3.43 6.12
2010 3.44 6.02
2011 3.46 5.89
2012 3.47 5.73
2013 3.39 5.56
2014 3.33 5.41
2015 3.31 5.25
2016 3.3 5.11
2017 3.3 4.99
2018 3.33 4.87
2019 3.33 4.74
2020 3.31 4.62
2021 3.28 4.51
2022 3.24 4.39
2023 3.21 4.28

Tuvalu and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
Tuvalu

Uganda
Year Median age, years
Tuvalu Uganda
1960 23.1 17.1
1961 23.1 16.9
1962 23 16.8
1963 22.6 16.7
1964 21 16.6
1965 19.3 16.6
1966 18.5 16.6
1967 18.1 16.6
1968 17.9 16.6
1969 18 16.6
1970 18.2 16.6
1971 18.6 16.6
1972 19 16.5
1973 19.4 16.3
1974 19.7 16.3
1975 19.8 16.2
1976 19.9 16.2
1977 20.2 16.2
1978 20.5 16.1
1979 20.9 16.1
1980 21 16
1981 21.4 15.9
1982 21.9 15.9
1983 22.5 15.9
1984 23.2 15.9
1985 23.6 15.9
1986 23.8 15.9
1987 24 15.9
1988 24.2 15.9
1989 24.5 15.8
1990 24.7 15.8
1991 24.9 15.8
1992 25 15.7
1993 25 15.7
1994 25.1 15.6
1995 25 15.4
1996 24.9 15.3
1997 24.6 15.1
1998 24.4 15
1999 24.1 15
2000 23.9 15
2001 23.7 15
2002 23.5 15
2003 23.5 15
2004 23.5 15
2005 23.6 15
2006 23.6 15
2007 23.7 15
2008 23.8 15.1
2009 23.9 15.1
2010 24 15.2
2011 24.1 15.3
2012 24.2 15.4
2013 24.3 15.5
2014 24.5 15.6
2015 24.7 15.8
2016 24.9 16
2017 25.2 16.3
2018 25.3 16.5
2019 25.3 16.8
2020 25.3 17
2021 25.3 17.2
2022 25.3 17.4
2023 25.3 17.6
2024 25.3 17.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Tuvalu Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$86M
2023
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
101.4%
2025
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
12.8%
2023
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.87%
2025
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.32%
2022
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP n/a
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
7.02%
2015
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
60
2025
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.8%
2010
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2010
2.4%
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received
$2M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,599
2019
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
43.4%
2013
9.21%
2020
Banked people share n/a
72.8%
2024

Energy

Tuvalu Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.2%
2022
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
15.8%
2021
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

Tuvalu Uganda
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-280
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
66.9%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.7
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
26
2024
Higher education index n/a
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2019
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0.2
2025
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
130
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2022
80.6%
2022
English speaking
70%
2025
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
74.3%
2023
8.95%
2024

Health

Tuvalu Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,085
2022
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4
2022
$15
2022
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
27.1%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.26
2020
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.5 years
2017
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
170
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.9
2023
38.8
2023
Obesity rate
65.3%
2022
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
97
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.7%
2022
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.26 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Tuvalu Uganda
% of world land
0.00002%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
1,201 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6.95 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.86 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4.97 mi
2011
90,720 mi
2019

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