Uganda vs United Kingdom: Citizen support for democracy

Uganda
0.8817
in 2020
United Kingdom
0.9021
in 2020
Uganda rank
18th
United Kingdom rank
17th

Citizen support for democracy over time

  • Uganda
  • United Kingdom
00.20.40.60.81198820042020

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.9021 against 0.8817 in Uganda, a difference of 0.0204.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Uganda ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 144 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2025 0.2035 0.001 United Kingdom
2010s 0.8303 0.597 0.2332 Uganda
2020s 0.8817 0.9021 0.0203 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Uganda or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.9021 against 0.8817 in Uganda as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Uganda and United Kingdom?
0.0204, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and United Kingdom?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Uganda and United Kingdom rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
Uganda ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Citizen support for democracy
Source
Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 3,104 data points, 1988–2020
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.