Uganda

Sub-Saharan Africa · Kampala

Rank #83 of 173

29.8Strength score

Photos

Uganda Army Soldiers DVIDS81354 — Uganda Army Soldiers DVIDS81354Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

HMS Uganda underway — HMS Uganda underwayRoyal Navy official photographer · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

US Navy 100624-N-6604E-076 Lt. Col. Ham Atwooki Kaija, commander of the Air Force for Uganda People's Defense Force, center, — US Navy 100624-N-6604E-076 Lt. Col. Ham Atwooki Kaija, commander of the Air Force for Uganda People's Defense Force, center,U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley Evans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

Finance76
Air power—
Manpower72
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $1.3B #85
Budget as % of GDP: 1.96% #76
Spending per person: $25 #126
GDP: $62.0B #88
Population: 51,384,894 #31

Manpower

Active personnel: 46,000 (World Bank figure) #75
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 46,000 #78

Land forces

Tanks: —
Armoured vehicles: —
Self-propelled artillery: —
Towed artillery: —
Rocket launchers (MLRS): —

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: —
Aircraft carriers: —
Helicopter carriers: —
Submarines: —
Destroyers: —
Frigates: —
Corvettes: —
Patrol vessels: —

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Weapons Uganda uses (1)

T-34/85

T-34/85Other tanks

Others in the region

37Nigeria60.1 VS
45South Africa57.5 VS
47Ethiopia51.5 VS
64Angola30.9 VS
66Congo, Dem. Rep.30.8 VS
82Sudan29.8 VS
87Eritrea29.5 VS
89Mali29.4 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)