Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic under a dictatorship
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 25/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 37.6/100 #143
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.253
- HDI
- 0.582
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential republic under a dictatorship
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Uganda | Yoweri Museveni |
| Vice President of Uganda | Jessica Alupo |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 9.0/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 29.4/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.9% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
19th pct
Rule of law (2023)
34th pct
Corruption control (2023)
17th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
32th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
33th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
29th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 25 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.253
- Liberal
- 0.165
- Participatory
- 0.156
- Deliberative
- 0.228
- Egalitarian
- 0.139
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 37.6 / 100
- Global rank
- #143 / 180
- Rank change
- -15 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #159
- 23.7
- Economic #151
- 30.9
- Legal #134
- 44.9
- Social #134
- 44.9
- Safety #134
- 43.7
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37.6 | 143 | 23.7 | 30.9 | 44.9 | 44.9 | 43.7 |
| 2024 | 46.0 | 128 | 33.5 | 39.4 | 50.0 | 52.1 | 55.0 |
| 2023 | 46.1 | 133 | 45.8 | 39.8 | 54.3 | 60.0 | 30.5 |
| 2022 | 46.4 | 132 | 44.7 | 37.0 | 61.0 | 56.0 | 33.1 |
| 2021 | 58.8 | 125 | - | - | - | - | 60.7 |
| 2020 | 59.1 | 125 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2019 | 60.6 | 125 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 63.2 | 117 | - | - | - | - | 64.4 |
| 2017 | 64.1 | 112 | - | - | - | - | 55.8 |
| 2016 | 67.4 | 102 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2015 | 68.4 | 97 | - | - | - | - | 62.4 |
| 2014 | 66.7 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 68.3 | 104 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 64.0 | 139 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 25.5 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 21.5 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 26.0 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 28.0 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 29.8 | 116 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 19.3 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |