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Women civil liberties index in Uganda

Uganda: Women civil liberties index was 0.426 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.426
Change on year
down 16.1%
World rank
140th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.785
in 1995
All-time low
0.271
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Women civil liberties index in Uganda, 1900–2025

0.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, women civil liberties index in Uganda stood at 0.426.

That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women civil liberties index in Uganda peaked at 0.785 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.271, in 1900.

Uganda ranks 140th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Women civil liberties index in Uganda, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.271 —
1901 0.271 +0.0%
1902 0.271 +0.0%
1903 0.271 +0.0%
1904 0.271 +0.0%
1905 0.271 +0.0%
1906 0.271 +0.0%
1907 0.271 +0.0%
1908 0.271 +0.0%
1909 0.271 +0.0%
1910 0.271 +0.0%
1911 0.271 +0.0%
1912 0.271 +0.0%
1913 0.271 +0.0%
1914 0.271 +0.0%
1915 0.271 +0.0%
1916 0.271 +0.0%
1917 0.271 +0.0%
1918 0.271 +0.0%
1919 0.271 +0.0%
1920 0.271 +0.0%
1921 0.271 +0.0%
1922 0.271 +0.0%
1923 0.271 +0.0%
1924 0.271 +0.0%
1925 0.271 +0.0%
1926 0.271 +0.0%
1927 0.271 +0.0%
1928 0.271 +0.0%
1929 0.271 +0.0%
1930 0.271 +0.0%
1931 0.271 +0.0%
1932 0.271 +0.0%
1933 0.271 +0.0%
1934 0.271 +0.0%
1935 0.271 +0.0%
1936 0.271 +0.0%
1937 0.271 +0.0%
1938 0.271 +0.0%
1939 0.271 +0.0%
1940 0.271 +0.0%
1941 0.271 +0.0%
1942 0.271 +0.0%
1943 0.271 +0.0%
1944 0.271 +0.0%
1945 0.271 +0.0%
1946 0.288 +6.3%
1947 0.288 +0.0%
1948 0.288 +0.0%
1949 0.288 +0.0%
1950 0.288 +0.0%
1951 0.288 +0.0%
1952 0.293 +1.7%
1953 0.308 +5.1%
1954 0.308 +0.0%
1955 0.308 +0.0%
1956 0.308 +0.0%
1957 0.308 +0.0%
1958 0.308 +0.0%
1959 0.308 +0.0%
1960 0.308 +0.0%
1961 0.308 +0.0%
1962 0.321 +4.2%
1963 0.462 +43.9%
1964 0.462 +0.0%
1965 0.462 +0.0%
1966 0.462 +0.0%
1967 0.457 -1.1%
1968 0.457 +0.0%
1969 0.457 +0.0%
1970 0.457 +0.0%
1971 0.444 -2.8%
1972 0.355 -20.0%
1973 0.355 +0.0%
1974 0.355 +0.0%
1975 0.355 +0.0%
1976 0.355 +0.0%
1977 0.355 +0.0%
1978 0.355 +0.0%
1979 0.355 +0.0%
1980 0.394 +11.0%
1981 0.394 +0.0%
1982 0.394 +0.0%
1983 0.394 +0.0%
1984 0.394 +0.0%
1985 0.394 +0.0%
1986 0.462 +17.3%
1987 0.489 +5.8%
1988 0.489 +0.0%
1989 0.489 +0.0%
1990 0.489 +0.0%
1991 0.573 +17.2%
1992 0.573 +0.0%
1993 0.604 +5.4%
1994 0.622 +3.0%
1995 0.785 +26.2%
1996 0.758 -3.4%
1997 0.758 +0.0%
1998 0.758 +0.0%
1999 0.758 +0.0%
2000 0.758 +0.0%
2001 0.758 +0.0%
2002 0.758 +0.0%
2003 0.758 +0.0%
2004 0.758 +0.0%
2005 0.758 +0.0%
2006 0.753 -0.7%
2007 0.767 +1.9%
2008 0.758 -1.2%
2009 0.765 +0.9%
2010 0.741 -3.1%
2011 0.741 +0.0%
2012 0.747 +0.8%
2013 0.747 +0.0%
2014 0.747 +0.0%
2015 0.682 -8.7%
2016 0.641 -6.0%
2017 0.569 -11.2%
2018 0.548 -3.7%
2019 0.567 +3.5%
2020 0.543 -4.2%
2021 0.55 +1.3%
2022 0.545 -0.9%
2023 0.461 -15.4%
2024 0.508 +10.2%
2025 0.426 -16.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.271 0.271 0.271 10
1910s 0.271 0.271 0.271 10
1920s 0.271 0.271 0.271 10
1930s 0.271 0.271 0.271 10
1940s 0.2778 0.271 0.288 10
1950s 0.3025 0.288 0.308 10
1960s 0.4156 0.308 0.462 10
1970s 0.3741 0.355 0.457 10
1980s 0.4293 0.394 0.489 10
1990s 0.6678 0.489 0.785 10
2000s 0.7591 0.753 0.767 10
2010s 0.673 0.548 0.747 10
2020s 0.5055 0.426 0.55 6

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 137 Oman 0.445 compare
  2. 138 Djibouti 0.432 compare
  3. 139 Chad 0.43 compare
  4. 141 Guinea-Bissau 0.425 compare
  5. 142 Burundi 0.419 compare
  6. 143 El Salvador 0.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women civil liberties index in Uganda?
Women civil liberties index in Uganda was 0.426 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women civil liberties index recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.785 in 1995.
What is the lowest women civil liberties index recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.271 in 1900.
How does Uganda rank for women civil liberties index?
Uganda ranks 140th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women civil liberties index rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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