Turkey vs Uganda: Democracy
Turkey
3
in 2025
Uganda
3
in 2025
Turkey rank
116th
Uganda rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Turkey
- Uganda
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 3 against 3 in Uganda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 105 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 116th and Uganda ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Turkey |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Turkey |
| 1940s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Turkey |
| 1950s | 3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | Turkey |
| 1960s | 5.4 | 3.8 | 1.6 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 5.2 | 0.3 | 4.9 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 4.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 6 | 0.4 | 5.6 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 6 | 1.8 | 4.2 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 5.4 | 3 | 2.4 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Turkey or Uganda?
- Turkey, at 3 against 3 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Turkey and Uganda?
- 0, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Uganda?
- 105 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and Uganda rank globally for democracy?
- Turkey ranks 116th and Uganda ranks 116th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).