Safety and Rule of Law in Uganda

Uganda: Safety and Rule of Law was 56.82 in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)
56.82
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
22nd
of 52 countries
All-time high
57.36
in 2010
All-time low
52.83
in 2005
Years of data
12
2000–2011

Safety and Rule of Law in Uganda, 2000–2011

02040602000200520112000: 55.52001: 55.82002: 56.12003: 53.72004: 53.32005: 52.82006: 53.22007: 54.82008: 55.52009: 53.32010: 57.42011: 56.8

Source: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 56.82 for safety and rule of law in 2011.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, safety and rule of law in Uganda peaked at 57.36 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 52.83, in 2005.

That places Uganda 22nd out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 54.41 52.83 56.14 10
2010s 57.09 56.82 57.36 2

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 19 Gabon 57.77 compare
  2. 20 Egypt 57.41 compare
  3. 21 Sierra Leone 57.12 compare
  4. 23 Niger 56.44 compare
  5. 24 Senegal 56.14 compare
  6. 25 Togo 55.84 compare

See the full ranking of 58 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is safety and rule of law in Uganda?
Safety and rule of law in Uganda was 56.82 in 2011, according to Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest safety and rule of law recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 57.36 in 2010.
What is the lowest safety and rule of law recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 52.83 in 2005.
How does Uganda rank for safety and rule of law?
Uganda ranks 22nd out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
Is safety and rule of law rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as part of Safety and Rule of Law. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Safety and Rule of Law
Source
Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 696 data points, 2000–2011
Last refreshed

Personal Safety: Within this sub-category the Ibrahim Index measures: (i) Safety of the Person – level of criminality in a country. (ii) Violent Crime – prevalence of violent crime, both organised and common. (iii) Social Unrest – prevalence of violent social unrest. (iv) Human Trafficking – government efforts to combat human trafficking. (v) Domestic Political Persecution – clustered indicator (an average) of the following variables: Physical Integrity Rights Index – government respect for citizens’ rights to freedom from torture, extrajudicial killing, political imprisonment, and disappearance. Political Terror Scale – levels of state-instigated political violence and terror.