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 ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →