Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Uganda
Uganda: Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time was 59.78 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
59.78
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
7th
of 120 countries
All-time high
80.61
in 1999
All-time low
56.16
in 2012
Years of data
10
1989–2019
Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Uganda, 1989–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Uganda stood at 59.78.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Uganda peaked at 80.61 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 56.16, in 2012.
Uganda ranks 7th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.77 | 72.77 | 72.77 | 1 |
| 1990s | 79.68 | 78.55 | 80.61 | 3 |
| 2000s | 71.51 | 63.55 | 78.58 | 3 |
| 2010s | 58.68 | 56.16 | 60.11 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More poverty & inequality data for Uganda
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.28 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,920 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.46 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 10.68 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1641 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1641 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1815 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4361 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Uganda?
- Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Uganda was 59.78 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 80.61 in 1999.
- What is the lowest share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.16 in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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