Pakistan vs Uganda: Liberal Democracy Index
Pakistan
0.176
in 2025
Uganda
0.165
in 2025
Pakistan rank
114th
Uganda rank
116th
Liberal Democracy Index over time
- Pakistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.176 against 0.165 in Uganda, a difference of 0.011.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 114th and Uganda ranks 116th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 9 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.094 | 0.0568 | 0.0372 | Pakistan |
| 1910s | 0.096 | 0.0567 | 0.0393 | Pakistan |
| 1920s | 0.1065 | 0.0948 | 0.0117 | Pakistan |
| 1930s | 0.1322 | 0.099 | 0.0332 | Pakistan |
| 1940s | 0.1599 | 0.0994 | 0.0605 | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 0.1465 | 0.1113 | 0.0352 | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 0.1113 | 0.1555 | 0.0442 | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.1082 | 0.0271 | 0.0811 | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 0.0952 | 0.1028 | 0.0076 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.1956 | 0.2124 | 0.0168 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.1742 | 0.2304 | 0.0562 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.2681 | 0.2174 | 0.0507 | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.217 | 0.1782 | 0.0388 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, Pakistan or Uganda?
- Pakistan, at 0.176 against 0.165 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Pakistan and Uganda?
- 0.011, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Uganda?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Uganda rank globally for liberal democracy index?
- Pakistan ranks 114th and Uganda ranks 116th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.