Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Uganda
Uganda: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 0.2657 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Uganda, 2001–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Uganda stood at 0.2657.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Uganda peaked at 0.6539 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2579, in 2017.
Uganda ranks 48th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4864 | 0.3667 | 0.6539 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3511 | 0.2579 | 0.444 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2657 | 0.2657 | 0.2657 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.94 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 12,792 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.253 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.432 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.379 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.253 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.156 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.165 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Uganda?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Uganda was 0.2657 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6539 in 2001.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2579 in 2017.
- How does Uganda rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Uganda ranks 48th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.