Civil Rights Score in Uganda
Uganda: Civil Rights Score was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Uganda, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 4 for civil rights score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Uganda peaked at 7 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2023.
Uganda ranks 64th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 4 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.33 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.2 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.33 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 64 Algeria 4 compare
- 64 Angola 4 compare
- 64 Bahrain 4 compare
- 64 Georgia 4 compare
- 64 Guinea 4 compare
- 64 Honduras 4 compare
- 64 Kazakhstan 4 compare
- 64 Kuwait 4 compare
- 64 Kyrgyzstan 4 compare
- 64 Mexico 4 compare
- 64 Morocco 4 compare
- 64 Nigeria 4 compare
- 64 Philippines 4 compare
- 64 Sierra Leone 4 compare
- 64 Tanzania 4 compare
- 64 Togo 4 compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 4 compare
More social development data for Uganda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.94 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,792 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,792 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Uganda?
- Civil rights score in Uganda was 4 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2007.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2023.
- How does Uganda rank for civil rights score?
- Uganda ranks 64th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.