Key media freedoms, annual growth rate in Uganda
Uganda: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate was 0 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 % change on previous year
World rank
35th
of 175 countries
All-time high
257.89 % change on previous year
in 1993
All-time low
-217.1 % change on previous year
in 1967
Years of data
125
1901–2025
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate in Uganda, 1901–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0 % change on previous year for key media freedoms, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key media freedoms, annual growth rate in Uganda peaked at 257.89 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -217.1 % change on previous year, in 1967.
Uganda ranks 35th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1902 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1903 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1904 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1905 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1906 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1907 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1908 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1909 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1910 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1911 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1912 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1913 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1914 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1915 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1916 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1917 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1918 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1919 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1920 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1921 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1922 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1923 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1924 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1925 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1926 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1927 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1928 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1929 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1930 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1931 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1932 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1933 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1934 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1935 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1936 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1937 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1938 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1939 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1940 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1941 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1942 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1943 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1944 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1945 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1946 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1947 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1948 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1949 | -18.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1950 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1951 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1953 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1954 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1955 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1956 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1957 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1958 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1959 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1960 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1961 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 5.46 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 92.71 % change on previous year | +1597.1% |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | -74.71 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | -217.1 % change on previous year | +190.6% |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | -161 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | -69.4 % change on previous year | -56.9% |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 34.82 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 86.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 178.76 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 257.89 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 18.2 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | -151.01 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2005 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2006 | -7.62 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | 9.35 % change on previous year | -222.7% |
| 2008 | -51.88 % change on previous year | -654.9% |
| 2009 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -121.4% |
| 2010 | 31.48 % change on previous year | +183.3% |
| 2011 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 46.28 % change on previous year | — |
| 2013 | -180.5 % change on previous year | -490.0% |
| 2014 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2015 | -45.74 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | -11.54 % change on previous year | — |
| 2019 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2020 | -4.69 % change on previous year | — |
| 2021 | 23.72 % change on previous year | -605.7% |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2025 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1910s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | -1.8 % change on previous year | -18.04 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | -19.36 % change on previous year | -217.1 % change on previous year | 92.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -23.04 % change on previous year | -161 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.09 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 86.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.48 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 257.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -19 % change on previous year | -151.01 % change on previous year | 11.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -16 % change on previous year | -180.5 % change on previous year | 46.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 % change on previous year | -4.69 % change on previous year | 23.72 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 32 Sri Lanka 5.2 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Niger 0.5089 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Nepal 0.0641 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Angola 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 United Arab Emirates 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Austria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Azerbaijan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Burundi 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Belgium 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Benin 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Belarus 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Brazil 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Barbados 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Bhutan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Botswana 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Central African Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Canada 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Switzerland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Chile 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 China 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Cote d'Ivoire 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Cape Verde 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Cyprus 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Germany 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Djibouti 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Denmark 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Dominican Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Algeria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Egypt 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Eritrea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Estonia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Fiji 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 France 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Equatorial Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Greece 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Hong Kong 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Honduras 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Croatia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Hungary 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Ireland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Iran 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Iraq 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Israel 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Jamaica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Jordan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Japan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Kyrgyzstan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Cambodia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Kuwait 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Laos 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Liberia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Lesotho 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Malta 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Myanmar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Mongolia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Mauritania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Namibia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Norway 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 New Zealand 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Oman 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Philippines 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Papua New Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Poland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 North Korea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Portugal 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Paraguay 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Palestine 0 % change on previous year
- 35 Qatar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Russia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Rwanda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Senegal 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Singapore 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Solomon Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Somalia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Serbia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 South Sudan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Sweden 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Seychelles 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Chad 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Togo 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Thailand 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Turkmenistan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 East Timor 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Turkey 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Venezuela 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Vietnam 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Vanuatu 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Yemen 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Zambia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Zimbabwe 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Taiwan 0 % change on previous year compare
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- 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)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is key media freedoms, annual growth rate in Uganda?
- Key media freedoms, annual growth rate in Uganda was 0 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key media freedoms, annual growth rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 257.89 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest key media freedoms, annual growth rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -217.1 % change on previous year in 1967.
- How does Uganda rank for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Uganda ranks 35th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key media freedoms, annual growth rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Key media freedoms, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Key media freedoms. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Key media freedoms V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Key media freedoms. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.