Rule of Law - Governance score in Uganda
Uganda: Rule of Law - Governance score was 44.25 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance score in Uganda, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 44.25 0-100 for rule of law - governance score in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Uganda peaked at 52.5 0-100 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 43.97 0-100, in 2002.
That places Uganda 149th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance score in Uganda, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 50.1 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 47.08 0-100 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 44.02 0-100 | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 43.97 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 44.79 0-100 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 44.73 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 47.77 0-100 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 52.38 0-100 | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 51.7 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 52.5 0-100 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 51.24 0-100 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 50.94 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 49 0-100 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 48.36 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 47.37 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 46.93 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 46.46 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.96 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 45.65 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 45.03 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 44.43 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 45.09 0-100 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 44.44 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 44.42 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 44.01 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 44.25 0-100 | +0.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 44.25 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 35.71 0-100, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 44.25 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.9 0-100, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.59 0-100 | 47.08 0-100 | 50.1 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.12 0-100 | 43.97 0-100 | 52.5 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.01 0-100 | 44.43 0-100 | 50.94 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.44 0-100 | 44.01 0-100 | 45.09 0-100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance score in Uganda?
- Rule of law - governance score in Uganda was 44.25 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 rule of law - governance score recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5 0-100 in 2008.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.97 0-100 in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for rule of law - governance score?
- Uganda ranks 149th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. 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).