Iowa is a state in the United States of America located in the Midwestern region of the country, whereas Uganda is a landlocked country located in East-Central Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Iowa and Uganda regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Iowa bigger than Uganda?
The total area of Iowa is 55,857.1 sq mi, and the total area of Uganda is 93,065 sq mi. Iowa is smaller than Uganda by 37,207.9 sq mi. Iowa is around 1.67 times smaller than Uganda.
Area of Iowa: 55,857.1 sq mi ( 144,669.2 km2 )
Area of Uganda: 93,065 sq mi ( 241,038 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Iowa as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 3,193,079.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Uganda as of 2020, was estimated to be around 45,741,000.
Here is some more data comparison between Iowa and Uganda.
The capital of Iowa is Des Moines, and the capital city of Uganda is Kampala.
Official Languages
Iowa: English
Uganda: English, Swahili
Demonym(s)
Iowa: Iowan
Uganda: Ugandan
ISO 3166 Code
Iowa: US-IA
Uganda: UG
Human Development Index
HDI of Iowa as of 2019: 0.935
HDI of Uganda as of 2019: 0.544
Iowa Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Uganda Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (East Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Iowa:
42° 4′ 30.36″ N, 93° 29′ 45.6″ W
Coordinates of Uganda:
1° 0′ 0″ N, 32° 0′ 0″ E
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