Tanzania vs Uganda: Democracy
Tanzania
3
in 2025
Uganda
3
in 2025
Tanzania rank
94th
Uganda rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 3 against 3 in Uganda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Uganda ahead.
Tanzania ranks 94th and Uganda ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 3.5 | 3 | 0.5 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3.6 | 3 | 0.6 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Tanzania, at 3 against 3 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Tanzania and Uganda?
- 0, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
- How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for democracy?
- Tanzania ranks 94th and Uganda ranks 94th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.