Three metrics of inequality in Uganda
Uganda: Three metrics of inequality was 62.91 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Three metrics of inequality in Uganda, 1948–2019
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 62.91 for three metrics of inequality in 2019.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, three metrics of inequality in Uganda peaked at 68.7 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 59.24, in 1996.
Uganda ranks 17th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 64.69 | 64.61 | 64.77 | 2 |
| 1950s | 66.51 | 64.78 | 68.17 | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.9 | 65.05 | 68.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.67 | 64.67 | 64.67 | 1 |
| 1980s | 62.14 | 62.14 | 62.14 | 1 |
| 1990s | 61.3 | 59.24 | 62.86 | 3 |
| 2000s | 63.99 | 62.64 | 65.39 | 3 |
| 2010s | 61.99 | 60.66 | 62.91 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More poverty & inequality data for Uganda
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,920 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.524 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1641 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1641 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1815 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4361 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is three metrics of inequality in Uganda?
- Three metrics of inequality in Uganda was 62.91 in 2019, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest three metrics of inequality recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7 in 1960.
- What is the lowest three metrics of inequality recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.24 in 1996.
- How does Uganda rank for three metrics of inequality?
- Uganda ranks 17th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is three metrics of inequality rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Three metrics of inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.