What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Uganda?

Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Uganda was 0.315 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uganda?

The highest recorded value was 0.579 in 2006.

What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uganda?

The lowest recorded value was 0.104 in 1975.

How does Uganda rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?

Uganda ranks 146th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Uganda?

Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Uganda data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Uganda

Name: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Uganda
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uganda: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.315 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.315

Change on year

down 18.2%

World rank

146th

of 174 countries

All-time high

0.579

in 2006

All-time low

0.104

in 1975

Years of data

1946–2025

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Uganda, 1946–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Uganda is 0.315, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.579 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.104, in 1975.

Uganda ranks 146th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Uganda, 1946 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1946	0.243	—
1947	0.243	+0.0%
1948	0.244	+0.4%
1949	0.244	+0.0%
1950	0.245	+0.4%
1951	0.264	+7.8%
1952	0.289	+9.5%
1953	0.302	+4.5%
1954	0.304	+0.7%
1955	0.307	+1.0%
1956	0.349	+13.7%
1957	0.349	+0.0%
1958	0.353	+1.1%
1959	0.355	+0.6%
1960	0.362	+2.0%
1961	0.361	-0.3%
1962	0.406	+12.5%
1963	0.488	+20.2%
1964	0.477	-2.3%
1965	0.477	+0.0%
1966	0.421	-11.7%
1967	0.305	-27.6%
1968	0.307	+0.7%
1969	0.282	-8.1%
1970	0.269	-4.6%
1971	0.203	-24.5%
1972	0.123	-39.4%
1973	0.109	-11.4%
1974	0.109	+0.0%
1975	0.104	-4.6%
1976	0.104	+0.0%
1977	0.104	+0.0%
1978	0.104	+0.0%
1979	0.107	+2.9%
1980	0.276	+157.9%
1981	0.276	+0.0%
1982	0.264	-4.3%
1983	0.259	-1.9%
1984	0.259	+0.0%
1985	0.252	-2.7%
1986	0.307	+21.8%
1987	0.389	+26.7%
1988	0.418	+7.5%
1989	0.416	-0.5%
1990	0.439	+5.5%
1991	0.477	+8.7%
1992	0.493	+3.4%
1993	0.508	+3.0%
1994	0.519	+2.2%
1995	0.564	+8.7%
1996	0.578	+2.5%
1997	0.576	-0.3%
1998	0.576	+0.0%
1999	0.575	-0.2%
2000	0.562	-2.3%
2001	0.55	-2.1%
2002	0.543	-1.3%
2003	0.533	-1.8%
2004	0.545	+2.3%
2005	0.569	+4.4%
2006	0.579	+1.8%
2007	0.578	-0.2%
2008	0.574	-0.7%
2009	0.559	-2.6%
2010	0.538	-3.8%
2011	0.528	-1.9%
2012	0.525	-0.6%
2013	0.527	+0.4%
2014	0.526	-0.2%
2015	0.52	-1.1%
2016	0.468	-10.0%
2017	0.443	-5.3%
2018	0.428	-3.4%
2019	0.418	-2.3%
2020	0.437	+4.5%
2021	0.413	-5.5%
2022	0.411	-0.5%
2023	0.388	-5.6%
2024	0.385	-0.8%
2025	0.315	-18.2%

Uganda compared with similar countries

Uganda's 0.315 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Uganda's 0.315 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita 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.

Year	Change	From	To
1980	+157.9%	0.107	0.276
1972	-39.4%	0.203	0.123
1967	-27.6%	0.421	0.305
1987	+26.7%	0.307	0.389

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	0.2435	0.243	0.244	4
1950s	0.3117	0.245	0.355	10
1960s	0.3886	0.282	0.488	10
1970s	0.1336	0.104	0.269	10
1980s	0.3116	0.252	0.418	10
1990s	0.5305	0.439	0.578	10
2000s	0.5592	0.533	0.579	10
2010s	0.4921	0.418	0.538	10
2020s	0.3915	0.315	0.437	6

Countries ranked near Uganda

143 Congo 0.326 compare
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145 Syria 0.321 compare
147 Venezuela 0.307 compare
148 Ethiopia 0.304 compare
149 Cuba 0.302 compare

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More economy & growth data for Uganda

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.29 Percent per annum (2029)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.99 Percent per annum (2029)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -31.39 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.4 units per person (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -34.66 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.76 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Uganda?: Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Uganda was 0.315 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 0.579 in 2006.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 0.104 in 1975.
How does Uganda rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?: Uganda ranks 146th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Uganda?: Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 13,700 data points, 1946–2025
Last refreshed: 08 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.