What is civil society participation index in Uganda?

Civil society participation index in Uganda was 0.698 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Uganda?

The highest recorded value was 0.882 in 1996.

What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Uganda?

The lowest recorded value was 0.146 in 1973.

How does Uganda rank for civil society participation index?

Uganda ranks 84th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Uganda?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Uganda data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Civil Society Participation Index in Uganda

Name: Civil Society Participation Index in Uganda
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uganda: Civil Society Participation Index was 0.698 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.698

Change on year

down 4.8%

World rank

84th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.882

in 1996

All-time low

0.146

in 1973

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Civil Society Participation Index in Uganda, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, civil society participation index in Uganda stood at 0.698.

The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Uganda peaked at 0.882 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.146, in 1973.

Uganda ranks 84th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Civil Society Participation Index in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Civil Society Participation Index in Uganda, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.379	—
1901	0.379	+0.0%
1902	0.379	+0.0%
1903	0.379	+0.0%
1904	0.379	+0.0%
1905	0.379	+0.0%
1906	0.379	+0.0%
1907	0.379	+0.0%
1908	0.379	+0.0%
1909	0.379	+0.0%
1910	0.379	+0.0%
1911	0.379	+0.0%
1912	0.379	+0.0%
1913	0.379	+0.0%
1914	0.379	+0.0%
1915	0.379	+0.0%
1916	0.379	+0.0%
1917	0.379	+0.0%
1918	0.379	+0.0%
1919	0.379	+0.0%
1920	0.482	+27.2%
1921	0.482	+0.0%
1922	0.482	+0.0%
1923	0.482	+0.0%
1924	0.482	+0.0%
1925	0.482	+0.0%
1926	0.482	+0.0%
1927	0.482	+0.0%
1928	0.482	+0.0%
1929	0.482	+0.0%
1930	0.46	-4.6%
1931	0.46	+0.0%
1932	0.46	+0.0%
1933	0.46	+0.0%
1934	0.46	+0.0%
1935	0.46	+0.0%
1936	0.46	+0.0%
1937	0.46	+0.0%
1938	0.46	+0.0%
1939	0.46	+0.0%
1940	0.46	+0.0%
1941	0.46	+0.0%
1942	0.46	+0.0%
1943	0.46	+0.0%
1944	0.46	+0.0%
1945	0.46	+0.0%
1946	0.46	+0.0%
1947	0.46	+0.0%
1948	0.46	+0.0%
1949	0.498	+8.3%
1950	0.441	-11.4%
1951	0.441	+0.0%
1952	0.441	+0.0%
1953	0.491	+11.3%
1954	0.491	+0.0%
1955	0.491	+0.0%
1956	0.491	+0.0%
1957	0.491	+0.0%
1958	0.498	+1.4%
1959	0.498	+0.0%
1960	0.498	+0.0%
1961	0.498	+0.0%
1962	0.524	+5.2%
1963	0.588	+12.2%
1964	0.588	+0.0%
1965	0.588	+0.0%
1966	0.581	-1.2%
1967	0.511	-12.0%
1968	0.403	-21.1%
1969	0.403	+0.0%
1970	0.328	-18.6%
1971	0.345	+5.2%
1972	0.168	-51.3%
1973	0.146	-13.1%
1974	0.146	+0.0%
1975	0.146	+0.0%
1976	0.146	+0.0%
1977	0.146	+0.0%
1978	0.146	+0.0%
1979	0.146	+0.0%
1980	0.422	+189.0%
1981	0.422	+0.0%
1982	0.422	+0.0%
1983	0.422	+0.0%
1984	0.422	+0.0%
1985	0.408	-3.3%
1986	0.511	+25.2%
1987	0.694	+35.8%
1988	0.694	+0.0%
1989	0.694	+0.0%
1990	0.694	+0.0%
1991	0.786	+13.3%
1992	0.786	+0.0%
1993	0.786	+0.0%
1994	0.811	+3.2%
1995	0.871	+7.4%
1996	0.882	+1.3%
1997	0.849	-3.7%
1998	0.849	+0.0%
1999	0.849	+0.0%
2000	0.849	+0.0%
2001	0.873	+2.8%
2002	0.791	-9.4%
2003	0.791	+0.0%
2004	0.791	+0.0%
2005	0.791	+0.0%
2006	0.791	+0.0%
2007	0.777	-1.8%
2008	0.777	+0.0%
2009	0.798	+2.7%
2010	0.795	-0.4%
2011	0.799	+0.5%
2012	0.783	-2.0%
2013	0.753	-3.8%
2014	0.76	+0.9%
2015	0.787	+3.6%
2016	0.768	-2.4%
2017	0.759	-1.2%
2018	0.799	+5.3%
2019	0.774	-3.1%
2020	0.758	-2.1%
2021	0.676	-10.8%
2022	0.695	+2.8%
2023	0.646	-7.1%
2024	0.733	+13.5%
2025	0.698	-4.8%

Uganda compared with similar countries

Uganda's 0.698 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.629, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Uganda's 0.698 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6845, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.379	0.379	0.379	10
1910s	0.379	0.379	0.379	10
1920s	0.482	0.482	0.482	10
1930s	0.46	0.46	0.46	10
1940s	0.4638	0.46	0.498	10
1950s	0.4774	0.441	0.498	10
1960s	0.5182	0.403	0.588	10
1970s	0.1863	0.146	0.345	10
1980s	0.5111	0.408	0.694	10
1990s	0.8163	0.694	0.882	10
2000s	0.8029	0.777	0.873	10
2010s	0.7777	0.753	0.799	10
2020s	0.701	0.646	0.758	6

Countries ranked near Uganda

81 Peru 0.706 compare
82 Mozambique 0.705 compare
83 Mali 0.7 compare
85 Iraq 0.697 compare
86 Bangladesh 0.696 compare
87 Bhutan 0.694 compare
87 Croatia 0.694 compare
87 India 0.694 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil society participation index in Uganda?: Civil society participation index in Uganda was 0.698 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 0.882 in 1996.
What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 0.146 in 1973.
How does Uganda rank for civil society participation index?: Uganda ranks 84th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Uganda?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Civil Society Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,063 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which major civil society organizations are routinely consulted by policymakers, how many people are involved in them, women can participate, and candidate nomination for the legislature within parties is decentralized or made through primaries.