Uganda rankings 2026: where Uganda places in 128 global Top 10s
Uganda is #3 in Countries hosting the most refugees and inside the top 10 of 16 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
How does Uganda compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 128 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #3 in Countries hosting the most refugees, where it is measured at 1,936.72 thousand people (Refugees hosted) as of 2026-11-02. Uganda finishes inside the top 10 in 16 rankings.
Top 10 finishes
Uganda is inside the top 10 of 16 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #3 in Countries hosting the most refugees with 1,936.72 thousand people, behind Turkey (2,390.41 thousand people) and ahead of Chad. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #3 in Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor with 40.1 %, behind Niger (42.4 %) and ahead of Guinea-Bissau. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #5 in Countries with the most people without electricity with 22.4k thousand people, behind Tanzania (32.6k thousand people) and ahead of Mozambique. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #6 in Countries producing the most coffee with 402 thousand tonnes, behind Ethiopia (575.7 thousand tonnes) and ahead of India. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #6 in Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables with 90.9 % of total final energy consumption, behind Central African Republic (90.9 % of total final energy consumption) and ahead of Ethiopia. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #7 in Countries with the fastest export growth with 47.06 %, behind Palau (74.57 %) and ahead of Somalia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-01.
- #7 in Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption with 88.16 %, behind Ethiopia (88.87 %) and ahead of Burundi. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #7 in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty with 26.58 million, behind Mozambique (26.63 million) and ahead of Kenya. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
- #7 in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty with 26.6k thousand people, behind Mozambique (26.6k thousand people) and ahead of Kenya. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #8 in Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty with 54.36 %, behind Niger (60.49 %) and ahead of Kenya. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #9 in Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios with 77.83 %, behind North Korea (79.24 %) and ahead of Burundi. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #9 in Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP with 7.48 % of GDP, behind Sierra Leone (8.82 % of GDP) and ahead of Mozambique. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
The remaining 4 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.
Uganda by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Uganda holds 31 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries producing the most coffee (402 thousand tonnes), #10 of 50 in Countries using the most cereals for human food (99.87 %), #15 of 50 in Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories (16.1k thousand people) and #17 of 50 in Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields (0.53 tonnes per hectare). 27 more rankings are listed below.
World and society
In world and society, Uganda holds 28 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries hosting the most refugees (1,936.72 thousand people), #7 of 50 in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty (26.6k thousand people), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty (54.36 %) and #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios (77.83 %). 24 more rankings are listed below.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, Uganda holds 25 positions: #10 of 50 in Countries with the most deaths of children under five (82.59 thousand deaths), #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest alcohol consumption per person (11.3 litres of pure alcohol per person), #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest birth rate (34.44 per 1,000 people) and #12 of 50 in Countries with the most people without safe drinking water (41.0k thousand people). 21 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, Uganda holds 22 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor (40.1 %), #7 of 50 in Countries with the fastest export growth (47.06 %), #7 of 50 in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty (26.58 million) and #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day (99.85 %). 18 more rankings are listed below.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, Uganda holds 21 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries with the most people without electricity (22.4k thousand people), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables (90.9 % of total final energy consumption), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption (88.16 %) and #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP (7.48 % of GDP). 17 more rankings are listed below.
Consumer tech
In consumer tech, Uganda holds 1 position: #41 of 50 in Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions (41.6 million subscriptions).
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Uganda moved in 116 rankings:
- New entry at #3 in Countries hosting the most refugees (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #3 in Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #5 in Countries with the most people without electricity (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #6 in Countries producing the most coffee (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #6 in Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #7 in Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption (2026-11-02).
- Up 35 to #7 in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty (2026-10-29).
- New entry at #7 in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #8 in Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #9 in Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios (2026-11-02).
Where Uganda ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Uganda's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning (1.1 per 100,000 people), 49th of 50 in Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China (24.93 %) and 49th of 50 in Countries producing the most beef (237.54 thousand tonnes). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Uganda
- #3 of 50 · Countries hosting the most refugees · 1,936.72 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #3 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor · 40.1 % · 2026-11-02
- #5 of 50 · Countries with the most people without electricity · 22.4k thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #6 of 50 · Countries producing the most coffee · 402 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #6 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables · 90.9 % of total final energy consumption · 2026-11-02
- #7 of 50 · Countries with the fastest export growth · 47.06 % · 2026-11-01
- #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption · 88.16 % · 2026-11-02
- #7 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 26.58 million · 2026-10-29
- #7 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 26.6k thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty · 54.36 % · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios · 77.83 % · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP · 7.48 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries using the most cereals for human food · 99.87 % · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day · 99.85 % · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day · 54.4 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths of children under five · 82.59 thousand deaths · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries where the top 1% earn the largest share of income · 21.42 % · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest alcohol consumption per person · 11.3 litres of pure alcohol per person · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest · 1.51 % · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest birth rate · 34.44 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower · 89.81 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels · 98 % · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the most people without safe drinking water · 41.0k thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest age dependency ratio · 82.95 % of working-age population · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest incidence of malaria · 264.23 per 1,000 people at risk · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs · 68.4 % · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable electricity · 97.07 % · 2026-10-29
- #15 of 50 · Countries by transport services · 57.48 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality before tax · 62.91 Gini index · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the most births per year · 1,712.75 thousand births · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories · 16.1k thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest child homicide rates · 10 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields · 0.53 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of land in permanent crops · 13.7 % of land area · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas · 53.93 % · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) · 26.13 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
- #18 of 50 · Countries receiving the most development aid · 2,256.59 current US$ million · 2026-10-29
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest fertility rate · 4.17 · 2026-10-28
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the most children born per woman · 4.28 children per woman · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the most organic agricultural land · 505.31 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Fastest-growing populations · 2.7 % · 2026-10-28
- #22 of 50 · Countries planting the most new forest each year · 9.84 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #22 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment · 22 % · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories · 35.1 % · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the most cattle · 14.7k thousand animals · 2026-11-01
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest millet yields · 1.36 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure · 37.3 µg/m³ · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest population density · 602.61 people per km² · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of urban people living in slums · 52.7 % · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the lowest access to electricity · 55.3 % of population · 2026-10-28
- #24 of 50 · Fastest-growing economies (annual GDP growth) · 6.06 % · 2026-10-31
- #25 of 50 · Countries producing the most maize · 5,000 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children · 97 % · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths attributable to alcohol (share) · 7.47 % · 2026-10-29
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest malaria death rates · 32.4 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries producing the most sugar cane · 6.1 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition · 6.71 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without improved water · 13.89 % · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest sugar cane yields · 69.97 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Fastest-growing economies by GDP growth · 6.33 % · 2026-10-28
- #30 of 50 · Countries importing the most palm oil · 314 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the largest labor force · 23.39 million people · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest infant mortality rates · 3.59 deaths per 100 live births · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 5 · 24.4 % · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate · 48.7 per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the lowest unemployment · 2.75 % · 2026-10-28
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the most road injury deaths · 7,315 deaths · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Most populous countries · 51.38 million · 2026-10-28
- #32 of 50 · Countries producing the most fish and seafood · 761 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the fastest import growth · 9.54 % · 2026-10-29
- #33 of 50 · Countries by reserves and related items · 2,672.45 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #33 of 50 · Countries catching the most wild fish · 538.16 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-01
- #33 of 50 · Countries where most people agree vaccines are safe · 83 % · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest homicide rates · 8.97 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality · 0.38 index (0-1) · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity · 51.6 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the largest capture fisheries catch · 538.16 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the most children not vaccinated against DTP3 · 146.16 thousand children · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the most cropland · 9,100 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year · 37.94 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #34 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global deforestation · 0.45 % of global total · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened mammal species · 32 · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries producing the most soybeans · 155 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows · 6.04 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest meningitis death rates · 7.39 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest military share of government spending · 9.02 % · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest severe food insecurity · 14.9 % · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence · 197 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution · 30.29 micrograms per cubic metre · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the fastest forest expansion · 9.84 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants · 97 % · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the largest total fisheries production · 641.58 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the most immigrants · 2,057.76 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the most international migrants · 2,057.76 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened bird species · 33 · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children · 51.7 % · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries producing the most farmed fish · 103.42 thousand metric tons · 2026-10-30
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest nitrous oxide emissions · 10.85 Mt CO2e · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the largest aquaculture production · 103.42 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the most wildfire smoke emissions (PM2.5) · 58.53 thousand tonnes · 2026-10-30
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest cotton yields · 1.54 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children · 97 % · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest food share of exports · 39.3 % of merchandise exports · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children · 9.7 % · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste exports · 0.3 % · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions · 41.6 million subscriptions · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates · 27.23 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries by net secondary income · 2,957.23 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #43 of 50 · Countries where the most people agree vaccines are effective · 83 % · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate · 92 % of new cases · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the most land under cereal production · 2,953.37 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened plant species · 146 · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries producing the most pig meat · 205.72 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns · 2.73 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios · 170.31 per 100,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Largest agricultural economies · 16.2 current US$ bn · 2026-10-29
- #46 of 50 · Countries using the most pesticides · 9.51 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries whose largest city has the most people · 4,265.16 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest coffee yields · 0.55 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest methane emissions · 38.19 Mt CO2e · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution · 31.21 micrograms per cubic meter · 2026-10-30
- #48 of 50 · Countries where a calorie-sufficient diet costs the most · 1.17 PPP dollars · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the largest external debt · 20.53 DOD, current US$ bn · 2026-10-29
- #49 of 50 · Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China · 24.93 % · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries producing the most beef · 237.54 thousand tonnes · 2026-10-30
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest government debt (share of GDP) · 54.43 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest manufacturing share of the economy · 14.47 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning · 1.1 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Uganda's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.
Questions people ask about Uganda
What is Uganda's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#3 in Countries hosting the most refugees, with 1,936.72 thousand people (Refugees hosted) as of 2026-11-02.
How many rankings include Uganda?
128 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.
Is Uganda in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 16 rankings, including #3 in Countries hosting the most refugees, #3 in Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor and #5 in Countries with the most people without electricity.
Where do the numbers come from?
From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.