Freedom Score in Uganda
Uganda: Freedom Score was 33 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Uganda, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Uganda stood at 33. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Uganda peaked at 46 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2025.
Uganda ranks 136th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 39 | — |
| 2003 | 42 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 45 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 40 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 37 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 37 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 33 | -2.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 33 is above the median for low income countries, which is 18, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 33 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.75 | 39 | 46 | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.8 | 34 | 45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34 | 33 | 35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 freedom score in Uganda?
- Freedom score in Uganda was 33 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 46 in 2006.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2025.
- How does Uganda rank for freedom score?
- Uganda ranks 136th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.