Japan vs Uganda: GDP per capita

Japan
5.38 million current LCU
in 2025
Uganda
4.43 million current LCU
in 2025
Japan rank
22nd
Uganda rank
24th

GDP per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Uganda
02.0M4.0M6.0M196019922025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 5.38 million current LCU against 4.43 million current LCU in Uganda, a difference of 945,700 current LCU.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 24th of 212 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 378,628 current LCU 6.61 current LCU 378,622 current LCU Japan
1970s 1.38 million current LCU 24.03 current LCU 1.38 million current LCU Japan
1980s 2.83 million current LCU 8,971 current LCU 2.82 million current LCU Japan
1990s 4.18 million current LCU 228,223 current LCU 3.95 million current LCU Japan
2000s 4.18 million current LCU 653,372 current LCU 3.53 million current LCU Japan
2010s 4.22 million current LCU 2.37 million current LCU 1.85 million current LCU Japan
2020s 4.85 million current LCU 3.68 million current LCU 1.16 million current LCU Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Japan or Uganda?
Japan, at 5.38 million current LCU against 4.43 million current LCU in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Japan and Uganda?
945,700 current LCU, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uganda?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Uganda rank globally for gdp per capita?
Japan ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 24th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.