Political Stability - Governance score in Uganda

Uganda: Political Stability - Governance score was 48.43 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
48.43 0-100
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
177th
of 207 countries
All-time high
54.62 0-100
in 2008
All-time low
36.91 0-100
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Uganda, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 37 0-1001998: 39.4 0-1002000: 38.2 0-1002002: 37.8 0-1002003: 36.9 0-1002004: 46.1 0-1002005: 43.6 0-1002006: 49 0-1002007: 53.4 0-1002008: 54.6 0-1002009: 54.2 0-1002010: 53.1 0-1002011: 50.9 0-1002012: 51.2 0-1002013: 50.6 0-1002014: 49.2 0-1002015: 52.4 0-1002016: 52 0-1002017: 54.2 0-1002018: 53.3 0-1002019: 52.7 0-1002020: 51.5 0-1002021: 49.8 0-1002022: 47.2 0-1002023: 48.3 0-1002024: 48.4 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, political stability - governance score in Uganda stood at 48.43 0-100.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Uganda peaked at 54.62 0-100 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 36.91 0-100, in 2003.

That places Uganda 177th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance score in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Uganda, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 37.04 0-100
1998 39.39 0-100 +6.3%
2000 38.18 0-100 -3.1%
2002 37.85 0-100 -0.9%
2003 36.91 0-100 -2.5%
2004 46.14 0-100 +25.0%
2005 43.58 0-100 -5.5%
2006 48.96 0-100 +12.4%
2007 53.45 0-100 +9.2%
2008 54.62 0-100 +2.2%
2009 54.18 0-100 -0.8%
2010 53.06 0-100 -2.1%
2011 50.91 0-100 -4.0%
2012 51.2 0-100 +0.6%
2013 50.65 0-100 -1.1%
2014 49.22 0-100 -2.8%
2015 52.38 0-100 +6.4%
2016 51.98 0-100 -0.8%
2017 54.18 0-100 +4.2%
2018 53.26 0-100 -1.7%
2019 52.66 0-100 -1.1%
2020 51.5 0-100 -2.2%
2021 49.77 0-100 -3.4%
2022 47.24 0-100 -5.1%
2023 48.3 0-100 +2.2%
2024 48.43 0-100 +0.3%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 48.43 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 35.86 0-100, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 48.43 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.72 0-100, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Political Stability - Governance score in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +25.0% 36.91 0-100 46.14 0-100

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.21 0-100 37.04 0-100 39.39 0-100 2
2000s 45.98 0-100 36.91 0-100 54.62 0-100 9
2010s 51.95 0-100 49.22 0-100 54.18 0-100 10
2020s 49.05 0-100 47.24 0-100 51.5 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 174 Colombia 49.31 0-100 compare
  2. 175 Egypt 49.19 0-100 compare
  3. 176 Zimbabwe 48.52 0-100 compare
  4. 178 Israel 48.17 0-100 compare
  5. 179 Guinea 48.17 0-100 compare
  6. 180 Haiti 45.37 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Uganda?
Political stability - governance score in Uganda was 48.43 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 54.62 0-100 in 2008.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 36.91 0-100 in 2003.
How does Uganda rank for political stability - governance score?
Uganda ranks 177th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,252 data points, 1996–2024
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Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).