Uganda vs Zimbabwe: Engaged Society Score
Uganda
0.964
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.984
in 2025
Uganda rank
79th
Zimbabwe rank
76th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.984 against 0.964 in Uganda, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 79th and Zimbabwe ranks 76th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 10 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.23 | -1.85 | 0.624 | Uganda |
| 1910s | -1.23 | -1.85 | 0.624 | Uganda |
| 1920s | -0.6036 | -1.4 | 0.7919 | Uganda |
| 1930s | -0.534 | -1.2 | 0.665 | Uganda |
| 1940s | -0.522 | -1.2 | 0.677 | Uganda |
| 1950s | -0.504 | -0.4555 | 0.0485 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | -0.0646 | -0.5824 | 0.5178 | Uganda |
| 1970s | -2.99 | -0.692 | 2.29 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | -0.0929 | 1.23 | 1.32 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.43 | 1.28 | 0.1546 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 1.31 | 0.5677 | 0.7449 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 0.8155 | 0.5205 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.09 | 0.991 | 0.1022 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Uganda or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.984 against 0.964 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Uganda and Zimbabwe?
- 0.02, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zimbabwe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Uganda and Zimbabwe rank globally for engaged society score?
- Uganda ranks 79th and Zimbabwe ranks 76th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.