Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Uganda
Uganda: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.315 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.315
Change on year
down 18.2%
World rank
147th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.579
in 2006
All-time low
0.104
in 1975
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Uganda, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Uganda is 0.315, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Uganda peaked at 0.579 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.104, in 1975.
Uganda ranks 147th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.267 | — |
| 1901 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.271 | +1.5% |
| 1914 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.238 | -12.2% |
| 1922 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.236 | -0.8% |
| 1934 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.243 | +3.0% |
| 1947 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.244 | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.245 | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 0.264 | +7.8% |
| 1952 | 0.289 | +9.5% |
| 1953 | 0.302 | +4.5% |
| 1954 | 0.304 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.307 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 0.349 | +13.7% |
| 1957 | 0.349 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.353 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.355 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.362 | +2.0% |
| 1961 | 0.361 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.406 | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 0.488 | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 0.477 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.421 | -11.7% |
| 1967 | 0.305 | -27.6% |
| 1968 | 0.307 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.282 | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.269 | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.203 | -24.5% |
| 1972 | 0.123 | -39.4% |
| 1973 | 0.109 | -11.4% |
| 1974 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.104 | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.107 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.276 | +157.9% |
| 1981 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.264 | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.259 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.259 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.252 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.307 | +21.8% |
| 1987 | 0.389 | +26.7% |
| 1988 | 0.418 | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.416 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.439 | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.477 | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 0.493 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.508 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.519 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.564 | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.578 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.576 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.576 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.575 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.562 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.55 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.543 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.533 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.545 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.569 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.579 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.578 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.574 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.559 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.538 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.528 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.525 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.527 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.526 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.52 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.468 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.443 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.428 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.418 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.437 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.413 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.411 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.388 | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.385 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.315 | -18.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.315 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.315 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +157.9% | 0.107 | 0.276 |
| 1972 | -39.4% | 0.203 | 0.123 |
| 1967 | -27.6% | 0.421 | 0.305 |
| 1987 | +26.7% | 0.307 | 0.389 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.267 | 0.267 | 0.267 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2698 | 0.267 | 0.271 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2413 | 0.238 | 0.271 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2366 | 0.236 | 0.238 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.239 | 0.236 | 0.244 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3117 | 0.245 | 0.355 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3886 | 0.282 | 0.488 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1336 | 0.104 | 0.269 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3116 | 0.252 | 0.418 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5305 | 0.439 | 0.578 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5592 | 0.533 | 0.579 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4921 | 0.418 | 0.538 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3915 | 0.315 | 0.437 | 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 human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Uganda?
- Human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Uganda was 0.315 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.579 in 2006.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.104 in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?
- Uganda ranks 147th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.