Uganda vs Zimbabwe: Justified Political Positions Score
Uganda
0.394
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.418
in 2025
Uganda rank
103rd
Zimbabwe rank
101st
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.418 against 0.394 in Uganda, a difference of 0.024.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Uganda ranks 103rd and Zimbabwe ranks 101st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.36 | -1.81 | 0.552 | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | -2.36 | -1.81 | 0.552 | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | -2.36 | -1.81 | 0.552 | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | -2.36 | -1.81 | 0.552 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | -2.12 | -1.7 | 0.4266 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | -1.65 | -1.43 | 0.2273 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | -0.4964 | -1.25 | 0.7576 | Uganda |
| 1970s | -2.1 | -1.21 | 0.892 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | -0.3378 | 0.2087 | 0.5465 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.4769 | 0.2838 | 0.1931 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.4896 | 0.3642 | 0.1254 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.6823 | 0.6901 | 0.0078 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.813 | 0.3898 | 0.4232 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Uganda or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.418 against 0.394 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Uganda and Zimbabwe?
- 0.024, 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 justified political positions score?
- Uganda ranks 103rd and Zimbabwe ranks 101st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions 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 political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.