Police officers per 1,000 people in Uganda
Uganda: Police officers per 1,000 people was 2.19 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
2.19
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
95th
of 103 countries
All-time high
2.23
in 2012
All-time low
1.5
in 2004
Years of data
9
1995–2014
Police officers per 1,000 people in Uganda, 1995–2014
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 2.19 for police officers per 1,000 people in 2014.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Uganda peaked at 2.23 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2004.
Uganda ranks 95th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.94 | 1.5 | 2.23 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.16 | 2.11 | 2.23 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Uganda?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Uganda was 2.19 in 2014, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 in 2012.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Uganda ranks 95th out of 103 countries with data for 2014.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Police officers per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measures the number of police officers per 1,000 people