Uganda vs. Rwanda
Geography
| Uganda | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | East-Central Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Central Africa, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, north of Burundi |
| Geographic coordinates | 1 00 N, 32 00 E | 2 00 S, 30 00 E |
| Map references | Africa | Africa |
| Area | total: 241,038 sq km land: 197,100 sq km water: 43,938 sq km | total: 26,338 sq km land: 24,668 sq km water: 1,670 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly more than two times the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Oregon | slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,729 km border countries (5): Democratic Republic of the Congo 877 km, Kenya 814 km, Rwanda 172 km, South Sudan 475 km, Tanzania 391 km | total: 930 km border countries (4): Burundi 315 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 221 km, Tanzania 222 km, Uganda 172 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) | none (landlocked) |
| Climate | tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast | temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible |
| Terrain | mostly plateau with rim of mountains | mostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m lowest point: Albert Nile 614 m | highest point: Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m lowest point: Rusizi River 950 m mean elevation: 1,598 m |
| Natural resources | copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, gold | gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land |
| Land use | agricultural land: 71.2% (2018 est.) arable land: 34.3% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 11.3% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 25.6% (2018 est.) forest: 14.5% (2018 est.) other: 14.3% (2018 est.) | agricultural land: 74.5% (2018 est.) arable land: 47% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 10.1% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 17.4% (2018 est.) forest: 18% (2018 est.) other: 7.5% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 140 sq km (2012) | 96 sq km (2012) |
| Natural hazards | droughts; floods; earthquakes; landslides; hailstorms | periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga Mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo volcanism: Visoke (3,711 m), located on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the country's only historically active volcano |
| Environment - current issues | draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial discharge and water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; widespread poaching | deforestation results from uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel; overgrazing; land degradation; soil erosion; a decline in soil fertility (soil exhaustion); wetland degradation and loss of biodiversity; widespread poaching |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
| Geography - note | landlocked; fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers; Lake Victoria, the world's largest tropical lake and the second largest fresh water lake, is shared among three countries: Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda | landlocked; most of the country is intensively cultivated and rugged with the population predominantly rural |
| Total renewable water resources | 60.1 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) | 13.3 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Population distribution | population density is relatively high in comparison to other African nations; most of the population is concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country, particularly along the shores of Lake Victoria and Lake Albert; the northeast is least populated as shown in this population distribution map | one of Africa's most densely populated countries; large concentrations tend to be in the central regions and along the shore of Lake Kivu in the west as shown in this population distribution map |
Source: CIA Factbook
