Citizen support for democracy in Uganda
Uganda: Citizen support for democracy was 0.8817 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen support for democracy in Uganda, 2000–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen support for democracy in Uganda is 0.8817, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Uganda peaked at 1 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0101, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 18th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2025 | 0.0101 | 0.6251 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8303 | 0.5769 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8817 | 0.8817 | 0.8817 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More social development data for Uganda
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- 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 support for democracy in Uganda?
- Citizen support for democracy in Uganda was 0.8817 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2012.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Uganda ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for 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 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.