Economic and Social Rights Performance Score in Uganda

Uganda: Economic and Social Rights Performance Score was 0.78 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.78
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.93
in 2007
All-time low
0.78
in 2015
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Economic and Social Rights Performance Score in Uganda, 2007–2020

00.20.40.60.812007201320202007: 0.932008: 0.882009: 0.852010: 0.822011: 0.792012: 0.792013: 0.792014: 0.792015: 0.782016: 0.782017: 0.792018: 0.782019: 0.782020: 0.78

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, economic and social rights performance score in Uganda stood at 0.78. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic and social rights performance score in Uganda peaked at 0.93 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.78, in 2015.

Uganda ranks 174th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Economic and Social Rights Performance Score in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Economic and Social Rights Performance Score in Uganda, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.93 —
2008 0.88 -5.4%
2009 0.85 -3.4%
2010 0.82 -3.5%
2011 0.79 -3.7%
2012 0.79 +0.0%
2013 0.79 +0.0%
2014 0.79 +0.0%
2015 0.78 -1.3%
2016 0.78 +0.0%
2017 0.79 +1.3%
2018 0.78 -1.3%
2019 0.78 +0.0%
2020 0.78 +0.0%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 0.78 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.75, 45% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 0.78 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.71, 46% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8867 0.85 0.93 3
2010s 0.789 0.78 0.82 10
2020s 0.78 0.78 0.78 1

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 171 Burkina Faso 0.98 compare
  2. 172 Sierra Leone 0.87 compare
  3. 173 Guinea-Bissau 0.85 compare
  4. 175 Togo 0.77 compare
  5. 176 Namibia 0.68 compare
  6. 177 Madagascar 0.62 compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic and social rights performance score in Uganda?
Economic and social rights performance score in Uganda was 0.78 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest economic and social rights performance score recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.93 in 2007.
What is the lowest economic and social rights performance score recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.78 in 2015.
How does Uganda rank for economic and social rights performance score?
Uganda ranks 174th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
Is economic and social rights performance score rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Economic and Social Rights Performance Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Economic and Social Rights Performance Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,550 data points, 2007–2020
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