Rule of Law in Uganda
Uganda: Rule of Law was 0.1282 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Uganda, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rule of law in Uganda is 0.1282 standard error, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Uganda peaked at 0.2141 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1282 standard error, in 2011.
That places Uganda 46th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Rule of Law in Uganda, year by year
| Year | standard error | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2141 standard error | — |
| 1998 | 0.2056 standard error | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1725 standard error | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1761 standard error | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1703 standard error | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1574 standard error | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1508 standard error | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1398 standard error | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1426 standard error | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.14 standard error | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1362 standard error | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1336 standard error | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1282 standard error | -4.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.1282 standard error is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1377 standard error, 93% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.1282 standard error is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1348 standard error, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2099 standard error | 0.2056 standard error | 0.2141 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.154 standard error | 0.1362 standard error | 0.1761 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1309 standard error | 0.1282 standard error | 0.1336 standard error | 2 |
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 rule of law in Uganda?
- Rule of law in Uganda was 0.1282 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2141 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1282 standard error in 2011.
- How does Uganda rank for rule of law?
- Uganda ranks 46th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Rule of Law (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.RULE.LW.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.