Gabon vs Uganda: Democracy
Gabon
1
in 2025
Uganda
1
in 2025
Gabon rank
90th
Uganda rank
90th
Democracy over time
- Gabon
- Uganda
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 1 against 1 in Uganda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Uganda ahead.
Gabon ranks 90th and Uganda ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | Uganda |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Gabon |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Gabon |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | Gabon |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.1667 | 1 | 0.8333 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Gabon or Uganda?
- Gabon, at 1 against 1 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Gabon and Uganda?
- 0, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Uganda?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Uganda rank globally for democracy?
- Gabon ranks 90th and Uganda ranks 90th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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 classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).