Country Profile
🇺🇬
Uganda
Power index #48 / 118✓ No tracked active conflict
Composite power index · percentile among 118 scored countries#48
WEAKESTP25MEDIANP75STRONGEST
Figures are educated estimates from open reporting or, where marked, formula-modeled. Blank fields are not estimated, not assumed zero.
Overview
Uganda is located in Africa (Eastern Africa). It has an estimated population of 48,000,000, with a nominal GDP of roughly $50 billion (about $1,042 per capita). Its armed forces field an estimated 86,400 active-duty personnel, backed by roughly 51,840 reservists, ranking #48 of 174 countries in this dataset by active personnel. Estimated annual defense spending is around $0.7B, roughly 1.4% of GDP. Its inventory includes an estimated 259 tanks.
Auto-generated from the figures on this page — not independently researched prose.
Global Standing percentile per metric
Active Conflicts
No tracked active conflicts involving Uganda. See the Conflict Watch map for all 19 tracked conflicts.
Share of World
of world population
48,000,000 people
of world GDP
$50B nominal
of world defense spending
$0.7B / year
of world active personnel
86,400 soldiers
Economy & Demographics
Manpower
Force Composition138,240 total personnel
Active 63%Reserve 38%
Financials & Strategic
Defense burden: 1.4% of GDP
Spend per active soldier: $8k / yr
Soldiers per 1,000 people: 1.8
🛰️Drone / UAV Capability
UndocumentedNo documented program in this dataset
Airpower
Total Aircraft
n/a
Fighter Aircraft
n/a
Bombers & Other Aircraft
n/a
Helicopters (Total)
n/a
✈️Air Fleet Modernity
UNKNOWNInsufficient data
Land Power
🛡️Armor Fleet Modernity
LIKELY MINIMALHeuristic: defense spend per soldier
Naval Power
Fleet Strength
0
Submarines
0
Aircraft Carriers
0
⚓Naval Fleet Modernity
UNKNOWNInsufficient data
Regional Context — Eastern Africa
Uganda ranks #1 of 6 in Eastern Africa on the composite power index. Bars are relative index scores; follow any row to that country's profile.
Compare Uganda
No pre-built comparison pages for Uganda yet — open the Alliance Builder for any pairing or multi-country coalition.
Economic confidence: Low. Military confidence: Medium. Ranks shown as "#x of y" count only countries with a reported value for that metric. The composite power index averages the six category scores (log-scaled against the world leader per metric) and is this site's own model — not an official rating.