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Uganda
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.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Hosts 1.9 million refugees. UNHCR 2025
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 33/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.7 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 3.1
- Economy 8.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 12 people and 2 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regimes: Democratic Republic of the Congo (9), ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (2), Central African Republic (2), South Sudan (1).
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 32 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 16 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 14 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Kampala
- Population
- 45,905,417 inh.
- Area
- 241,550 km²
- Currency
- UGX
- Regime
- presidential system
Executive in office
Head of State
Yoweri Museveni
Head of Government
Robinah Nabbanja
Government in office 1 members
ministre des Finances de l'Ouganda
Matia Kasaija
Parliament
Parlement de l'Ouganda
529 seats
Inception 1962
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
62 G$
GDP / capita
1,206 $
Growth
6.3 %
Inflation
3.6 %
Unemployment
2.7 %
Debt / GDP
54.4 %
Defense / GDP
1.9 %
Life expectancy
68.5 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.25/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
33/100
Corruption (CPI)
25/100
Press freedom (RSF)
42/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#77
Annual budget
1.2 Md$
Defense effort
2.0 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
7 Md$
Imports
11 Md$
Balance
-4 Md$
Top exports
- 34% Or
- 17% Café
Top imports
- 17% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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Émirats arabes unis
33%
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Soudan du Sud
11%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
29%
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GBR
31%
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FRA
36%
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DEU
36%
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RUS
56%
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CHN
67%
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IND
71%
Abstention: 25%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2026-01-15
Yoweri Museveni 71.7% vs Bobi Wine 24.7% · turnout 52.5%
Parliamentary election: National Resistance Movement 372 seats, Independents 68, National Unity Platform 49 (of 529)
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.582/1
Gini
42.7
Refugees hosted
1,936,719
Refugees originating
12,792
National anthem
Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- OIC
- African Union
- EAC
- IGAD
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,587 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,015, or ×0.8.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2019 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)