Ethiopia vs Uganda: Human rights index vdem
Ethiopia
0.304
in 2025
Uganda
0.315
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
149th
Uganda rank
147th
Human rights index vdem over time
- Ethiopia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.315 against 0.304 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uganda ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 149th and Uganda ranks 147th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1451 | 0.267 | 0.1219 | Uganda |
| 1910s | 0.1535 | 0.2698 | 0.1163 | Uganda |
| 1920s | 0.1602 | 0.2413 | 0.0811 | Uganda |
| 1930s | 0.1506 | 0.2366 | 0.086 | Uganda |
| 1940s | 0.1689 | 0.239 | 0.0701 | Uganda |
| 1950s | 0.1775 | 0.3117 | 0.1342 | Uganda |
| 1960s | 0.1867 | 0.3886 | 0.2019 | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.1141 | 0.1336 | 0.0195 | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.0557 | 0.3116 | 0.2559 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.3446 | 0.5305 | 0.1859 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.3869 | 0.5592 | 0.1723 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.3942 | 0.4921 | 0.0979 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.3965 | 0.3915 | 0.005 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vdem, Ethiopia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.315 against 0.304 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 0.011, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for human rights index vdem?
- Ethiopia ranks 149th and Uganda ranks 147th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.