Uganda vs Zimbabwe: Democracy
Uganda
3
in 2025
Zimbabwe
3
in 2025
Uganda rank
94th
Zimbabwe rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 3 against 3 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Uganda ranks 94th and Zimbabwe ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 3 | 2.1 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 2.2 | 3 | 0.8 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Uganda or Zimbabwe?
- Uganda, at 3 against 3 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Uganda and Zimbabwe?
- 0, with Uganda 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 democracy?
- Uganda ranks 94th and Zimbabwe 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.