Somalia vs Uganda: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Somalia
0.393
in 2025
Uganda
0.374
in 2025
Somalia rank
133rd
Uganda rank
134th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.393 against 0.374 in Uganda, a difference of 0.019.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 133rd and Uganda ranks 134th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.301 | 0.2878 | 0.0132 | Somalia |
| 1910s | 0.264 | 0.287 | 0.023 | Uganda |
| 1920s | 0.2311 | 0.287 | 0.0559 | Uganda |
| 1930s | 0.2314 | 0.287 | 0.0556 | Uganda |
| 1940s | 0.2714 | 0.2914 | 0.02 | Uganda |
| 1950s | 0.254 | 0.3592 | 0.1052 | Uganda |
| 1960s | 0.3684 | 0.3927 | 0.0243 | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.0702 | 0.1429 | 0.0727 | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.065 | 0.3491 | 0.2841 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.0555 | 0.6534 | 0.5979 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.0521 | 0.6926 | 0.6405 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.1598 | 0.5939 | 0.4341 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.2917 | 0.4655 | 0.1738 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Somalia or Uganda?
- Somalia, at 0.393 against 0.374 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Somalia and Uganda?
- 0.019, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Somalia ranks 133rd and Uganda ranks 134th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.