Social Development in Uganda

151 indicators covering social development for Uganda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 11,401 2025 up 77.4% 59th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 up 29.6% 117th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 7.3% 64th
Political Rights Score 10 2025 down 9.1% 139th
Freedom Score 33 2025 down 8.3% 136th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 35,249 2025 down 1.5% 28th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0007 units per person 2025 down 28.0% 57th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 48.5% 20th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -37.74 % change on previous year 2025 down 206.8% 133rd
Full democracy 0 2025 78th
States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 down 100.0% 36th
Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Distribution of Democracy Index 9 2018 unchanged 124th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate -5 % change on previous year 2025 down 691.4% 101st
Equal Rights Protection Index 0.267 2025 down 50.7% 148th
Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.221 2025 down 35.8% 153rd
Political Corruption Index 0.889 2025 up 7.9% 12th
Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.889 2025 up 7.9% 12th
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.413 2024 down 15.6% 137th
Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 34th
Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 19th
Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 1st
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0748 units per square kilometre 2023 up 299.3% 69th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.1878 units per square kilometre 2023 up 55.5% 30th
LGBT+ Rights Index -2.5 2019 down 2.9% 187th
Forcibly displaced people 1.97 million 2025 up 263.6% 19th
Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 1st
Press freedom 1 2016 unchanged 61st
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 2 number 2025 unchanged 1st
Corruption Perceptions Index 26 2024 unchanged 139th
Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 38th
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 4.03 2024 down 9.6% 114th
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.36 2024 down 9.5% 116th
Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.67 2024 down 9.5% 13th
Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0.0025 2024 down 44.1% 39th
Self-reported life satisfaction 4.49 2025 up 20.1% 120th
Happiness vs. life satisfaction 4.49 2025 up 20.1% 120th
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 17.6% 2024 down 6.4% 156th
Homicide rate 8.97 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 17.8% 39th
Homicides 4,366 homicides 2023 up 13.2% 13th
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 8.97 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 17.8% 39th
Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 8.97 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 17.8% 39th
States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 down 100.0% 51st
Citizen support for democracy 0.8817 2020 up 17.0% 18th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy 0.2657 2020 down 34.3% 48th
Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Homicides 7,057 deaths 2021 up 68.6% 17th
Homicide rate 15.39 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 22.4% 24th
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 15.5 2021 up 22.6% 24th
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 1.19 million 2030 down 4.8% 76th
States involved in wars 0 2011 down 100.0% 5th
Alcohol, total  (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 9.9 2030 down 13.4% 39th
States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2023 unchanged 31st
Freedom of Association Score 4 2025 down 20.0% 67th
Freedom of Expression Score 4 2025 down 20.0% 62nd
Civil Rights Score 4 2025 down 33.3% 64th
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 5.6% 2030 down 38.5% 156th
Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 1.44 million 2030 down 5.8% 69th
Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 45.7% 2020 up 6.3% 84th
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 58.1% 2020 up 4.8% 93rd