Polity · 1962 CE – present
Republic of Uganda
Jamhuri ya Uganda · Uganda · Uganda
Also recorded as Uganda
- Peak recorded area
- 381,361 km²
- 1894 CE
- Rulers on record
- 24
- from 1962 CE
- Data series
- 415
- 1962 CE–2025 CE
Overview
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region, lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied equatorial climate.
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Territory
6 dated territorial extents on record from CShapes 2.0. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. Cliopatria holds 2 further extents, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before the last complete year, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 61 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population216 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 51.4Mpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy165 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 68.71years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | -119.1Kpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Population Growth141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 2.67% annual2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Female140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 71.6years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 65.7years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 166 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP200 obs · 1820 CE–2019 CE | 1,683int'l $ (inflation adj.)2019 CE · Gapminder |
| GDP Current Usd111 obs · 1960 CE–2025 CE | 62Bcurrent US$2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| GDP per capita99 obs · 1906 CE–2022 CE | 2,122.032011 int'l $2022 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| Agriculture % GDP66 obs · 1960 CE–2025 CE | 26.13% of GDP2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Industry % GDP66 obs · 1960 CE–2025 CE | 24.27% of GDP2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Services % GDP66 obs · 1960 CE–2025 CE | 42.09% of GDP2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Military
6 of 36 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Expenditure % GDP128 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 1.88% of GDP2024 CE · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database |
| Military Expenditure Constant Usd64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 1,089.74millions_usd_20232024 CE · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database |
| Military Expenditure Usd64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 1.1Bcurrent US$2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| CINC Score55 obs · 1962 CE–2016 CE | 0.0017CINC (share of world capability)2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption55 obs · 1962 CE–2016 CE | 21.1Mcoal-ton equivalents2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production55 obs · 1962 CE–2016 CE | 30Ktons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
Territory & resources
6 of 62 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Arable Land %126 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 34.41% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Forest Area %68 obs · 1990 CE–2023 CE | 11.04% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Agricultural Land %63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 71.89%2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Arable Land per capita Ha63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 0.1418hectares per person2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Fao Agricultural Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 14.4Mha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Arable Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 6.9Mha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
Governance
6 of 31 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.272index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.201index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.163index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Regime Type125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 1RoW index (0-3)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.367index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Polity250 obs · 1962 CE–2012 CE | -1index (-10 to 10)2012 CE · Clio-Infra |
Development
6 of 59 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.521index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Tech Railway Line Km94 obs · 1905 CE–1998 CE | 1,100km1998 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Mail Items60 obs · 1909 CE–1977 CE | 36items1977 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Passenger Cars55 obs · 1938 CE–1997 CE | 19Kcount1997 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Commercial Vehicles54 obs · 1939 CE–1997 CE | 26count1997 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Mobile Subscriptions Per 10052 obs · 1960 CE–2023 CE | 76.3per_1002023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Rulers
24 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Benedicto KiwanukaPrime Minister of Uganda1962 CE
- Milton ObotePrime Minister of Uganda1962 CE – 1966 CE
- Muteesa II of BugandaPresident of Uganda1963 CE – 1966 CE
- Milton ObotePresident of Uganda1966 CE – 1971 CE
- Idi AminPresident of Uganda1971 CE – 1979 CE
- Mustafa AdrisiVice President of Uganda1977 CE – 1978 CE
- Godfrey BinaisaPresident of Uganda1979 CE – 1980 CE
- Yusuf LulePresident of Uganda1979 CE
- Paulo MuwangaPresident of Uganda1980 CE
- Polycarp NyamuchonchoPresident of Uganda1980 CE
- Saulo MusokePresident of Uganda1980 CE
- Yoweri Hunter Wacha-OlwolPresident of Uganda1980 CE
- Bazilio Olara-OkelloPresident of Uganda1985 CE
- Tito OkelloPresident of Uganda1985 CE – 1986 CE
- Yoweri MuseveniHead of State1986 CE –
- Samson KisekkaVice President of Uganda1991 CE – 1994 CE
- Specioza KazibweVice President of Uganda1994 CE – 2003 CE
- Apolo NsibambiPrime Minister of Uganda1999 CE – 2011 CE
- Gilbert BukenyaVice President of Uganda2003 CE – 2011 CE
- Amama MbabaziPrime Minister of Uganda2011 CE – 2014 CE
- Edward SsekandiVice President of Uganda2011 CE – 2021 CE
- Ruhakana RugundaPrime Minister of Uganda2014 CE – 2021 CE
- Rebecca KadagaDeputy Prime Minister of Uganda2021 CE –
- Robinah NabbanjaHead of Government2021 CE –
Country profile
From the CIA World Factbook 2024. Long entries are trimmed at a sentence boundary.
- Location
- East-Central Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Government type
- presidential republic
- Executive branch
- chief of state: President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since 26 January 1986); head of government: Prime Minister Robinah NABBANJA (since 14 June 2021); cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among elected members of Parliament or persons who qualify to be elected as members of Parliament;
- Ethnic groups
- Baganda 16.5%, Banyankole 9.6%, Basoga 8.8%, Bakiga 7.1%, Iteso 7%, Langi 6.3%, Bagisu 4.9%, Acholi 4.4%, Lugbara 3.3%, other 32.1% (2014 est.)
- Natural resources
- copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, gold
- Economy
- low-income, primarily agrarian East African economy; COVID-19 hurt economic growth and poverty reduction; lower oil prices threaten prior sector investments; endemic corruption; natural resource rich; high female labor force participation but undervalued
Language & currency
- Currency
- Ugandan shillings (UGX)
Memberships
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · member1962 CE –
- Commonwealth of NationsCWInternational organisation · member1962 CE –
- Uganda–Sudan Defense Pact (1972)Military alliance · member1972 CE – 1979 CE
- African UnionAUInternational organisation · founding member2002 CE –
- 11-member Defense Pact (2006)Military alliance · member2006 CE –
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CHAT (Comin-Hobijn)2009 (FinalCHAT_72909)
Comin, D. & Hobijn, B. (2009). The CHAT Dataset. NBER Working Paper 15319.
NBER research data, freely downloadable
CIA World Factbook 2024
Clio-Infra2017 datasets
Clio-Infra project (2017). Reconstructions of global inequality and well-being. International Institute of Social History.
Academic use, attribution
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
CShapes 2.02.0
Schvitz, G. et al. (2022). Mapping the International System, 1886-2019: The CShapes 2.0 Dataset. Journal of Conflict Resolution 66(1).
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
FAOSTAT2024 release
FAO (2024). FAOSTAT Statistical Database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
CC BY 4.0
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database2024
SIPRI (2024). Military Expenditure Database.
Free for non-commercial use, attribution
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
Republic of Uganda is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.