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🇺🇬 Uganda

Republic of Uganda

UGA UG Sh Ugandan shilling (UGX)

Every statistic we track for Uganda — 107 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$4,192

#166 of 191

Life expectancy

59.8 yrs

#169 of 188

Happiness score

4.49

#118 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.17

#119 of 179

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All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 72.8% #71/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 72.8% #70/139 2024
Bank Branches 2.1 #150/153 2024
Current Account Balance -3.9% #124/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 9.3% #125/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 70.6% #22/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 3,757.3 #10/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #224/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -5.9% #156/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 73.4 #89/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 208.4 #82/191 2026
GDP per Capita 1,476 #167/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 2,122 #143/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 4,192 #166/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 3.9% #44/184 2019
Government Debt 55% #87/185 2026
Income per Person 1,503 #165/183 2018
Income per Person 1,503 #165/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 4% #77/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 3.6 #122/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 51.3% #56/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 67.7% #4/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 7.5% #5/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.1% #84/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 101,995,416,951 #83/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 4.2 #19/217 2024
Median Age 17.1 #226/235 2026
Population 36.8 #35/229 2013
Population 49.7 #32/191 2026
Population Density 264.1 #58/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 12,792 #60/195 2025
Urban Population 31.3% #189/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 51.5% #192/214 2023
Internet Users 8.9% #181/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 70.1 #174/209 2022
Read News Online 29.8% #53/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 8.4% #176/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 4.1 #113/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 4.9 #31/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 4.4% #143/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 32.5% #143/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 27.6 #53/191 2023
Life Expectancy 59.8 #169/188 2013
Life Expectancy 66.4 #145/186 2020
Suicide Rate 11.6 #53/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 8.3% #149/167 2022
Undernourishment 22% #21/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 54 #151/195 2023

🎓 Education

Mean Years of Schooling 6.7 #118/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.2 #183/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 497 #119/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 97.1% #12/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.3 #150/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.1 #144/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -1.1 #162/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 26 #144/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 26 #143/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #112/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #142/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #131/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #52/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 34 #139/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.4 #131/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.6 #128/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.4 #125/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.3 #131/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #119/179 2025
Military Spending 2% #64/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #126/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 50.6% #17/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.9 #12/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 46 #125/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.2 #140/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 82.9% #6/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 62.9% #7/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1 #145/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 42 #128/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 11.9 #40/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 16 #70/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 82.5% #92/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 31.6% #108/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.2 #149/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 53.3% #14/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 13.4% #26/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 6.5 #20/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 44.2 #120/141 2023
World Risk Index 2.8 #129/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 67.6% #74/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 4.5 #118/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.9 #70/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1 #134/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #41/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.4 #109/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0 #131/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.2 #90/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.6 #158/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 9.6% #89/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 80.9% #86/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 85.5% #44/143 2018
Signed a Petition 20.9% #40/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 20.1% #25/120 2017
Trust in government 6.6 #9/123 2017
Trust in parliament 5.8 #18/151 2017
Trust in political parties 4.5 #29/120 2017
Trust in Science 68.8% #95/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 66.1% #69/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 5.7 #41/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.