Fiji vs Uganda: Democracy

Fiji
1
in 2018
Uganda
1
in 2018
Fiji rank
98th
Uganda rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Fiji
  • Uganda
00.511.52196219902018

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 1 against 1 in Uganda, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 98th and Uganda ranks 98th of 168 countries.

Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 2 0 2 Fiji
1980s 1.7 0.6 1.1 Fiji
1990s 1.2 0.7 0.5 Fiji
2000s 1.3 1 0.3 Fiji
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Fiji or Uganda?
Fiji, at 1 against 1 in Uganda as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Fiji and Uganda?
0, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Uganda?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Fiji and Uganda rank globally for democracy?
Fiji ranks 98th and Uganda ranks 98th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).