Uganda (Republic of Uganda)

Uganda Republic of Uganda
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	161st best
Capital	Kampala
Land Area	199 810km21
Location	Africa
Population	35.6m (2011)2
Life Expectancy	59.21yrs (2017)3
GNI	$1 670 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	UG, UGA, 8005
Internet Domain	.ug6
Currency	Shilling (UGX)7
Telephone	+2568

1. Overview
2. Uganda National and Social Development
3. Population and Demographics
4. Gender Equality
5. Religion and Beliefs
6. The Internet
7. Public Health Issues
8. Politics and Freedom
9. More Charts and Comparisons to Other Countries
10. Links

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1. Overview

“The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. These differences prevented the establishment of a working political community after independence was achieved in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has brought relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. During the 1990s, the government promulgated non-party presidential and legislative elections.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“This petite nation punches well above its weight in terms of nature. Its lush forests reverberate with life and their canopies shield hundreds of bird and mammal species, including half the planet´s mountain gorillas. Emerging from the shadows of its dark history, a new dawn of tourism has risen in Uganda, polishing a glint back into the `pearl of Africa´. Travellers are streaming in to explore what is basically the best of everything the continent has to offer.

For a relatively small country, there´s a lot that´s big about the place. It´s home to the tallest mountain range in Africa, the world´s longest river and the continent´s largest lake. And with half the remaining mountain gorillas residing here, and the Big Five to be ticked off, wildlife watching is huge.

While anti-gay sentiments have cast a shadow on the otherwise positive tourism picture, and tensions continue to simmer with the Karamojong in the northeast, Uganda remains one of the safest destinations in Africa. Other than watching out for the odd hippo at your campsite, there´s no more to worry about here than in most other countries.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Uganda National and Social Development

UN HDI (2016) Lower is better Rank11
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
160	Comoros	160
161	Lesotho	160
162	Senegal	162
163	Uganda	163
164	Haiti	163
165	Sudan	165
166	Togo	166
167	Benin	167
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Social & Moral Development Index Higher is better Points12
1	Iceland	84.1
2	Sweden	80.8
3	Norway	80.0
	...
158	Tanzania	45.3
159	Myanmar (Burma)	45.2
160	Malawi	44.9
161	Uganda	44.8
162	Syria	44.8
163	Benin	44.2
164	Guinea-Bissau	44.0
165	San Marino	44.0
	World Avg	54.5
q=198.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: What is the Best Country in the World? An Index of Morality, Conscience and Good Life.

3. Population and Demographics

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016) Lower is better Per 10013
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
4	Burkina Faso	04.7
5	Sierra Leone	04.8
6	Zambia	04.8
7	Eritrea	04.9
8	Gambia	04.9
9	Angola	05.0
10	Afghanistan	05.0
11	Zimbabwe	05.0
12	Nigeria	05.1
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Emigrants (2010) %14
1	Dominica	104.8
2	Palestine	68.4
3	Samoa	67.3
	...
149	Niger	2.4
150	Argentina	2.4
151	Cambodia	2.3
152	Uganda	2.2
153	Sudan	2.2
154	Chad	2.1
155	Australia	2.1
156	Serbia	2.0
	World Avg	11.5
q=192.

Fertility Rate (2013) 2.0 is best15
1	Korea, N.	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
170	Congo, DR	5.54
171	Burkina Faso	5.77
172	Chad	5.79
173	Uganda	5.95
174	Malawi	5.98
175	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	5.99
176	Afghanistan	6.03
177	Mali	6.16
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Immigrants (2010) %14
1	Qatar	86.5
2	Monaco	71.6
3	UAE	70.0
	...
124	Kiribati	2.0
125	Comoros	2.0
126	Mozambique	1.9
127	Uganda	1.9
128	Chile	1.9
129	Turkey	1.9
130	Sierra Leone	1.8
131	Central African Rep.	1.8
	World Avg	9.2
q=192.

Life Expectancy (2015) Higher is better Years16
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
167	Togo	60.18
168	Benin	59.76
169	Guinea	59.22
170	Uganda	59.21
171	Zimbabwe	59.20
172	Congo, DR	59.06
173	Burkina Faso	59.01
174	Mali	58.47
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Population (2012)17
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.3b
3	USA	315.8m
	...
32	Argentina	41.1m
33	Poland	38.3m
34	Algeria	36.5m
35	Uganda	35.6m
36	Sudan	35.0m
37	Canada	34.7m
38	Iraq	33.7m
39	Afghanistan	33.4m
	World Avg	36.0m
q=195.

Uganda's population is predicted to rise to 59.85 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 5.95. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

• The Overpopulation of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception: How Religion is Making Overpopulation Worse

4. Gender Equality

Gender Inequality (2015) Lower is better18
1	Switzerland	0.04
2	Denmark	0.04
3	Netherlands	0.04
	...
118	Iran	0.51
119	Bangladesh	0.52
120	Senegal	0.52
121	Uganda	0.52
122	Sao Tome & Principe	0.52
123	Iraq	0.53
124	Zambia	0.53
125	India	0.53
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Year Women Can Vote Lower is better Year19
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
133	Paraguay	1961
134	Sierra Leone	1961
135	Zambia	1962
136	Uganda	1962
137	Monaco	1962
138	Algeria	1962
139	Morocco	1963
140	Iran	1963
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Gender inequality is not a necessary part of early human development. Although a separation of roles is almost universal due to different strengths between the genders, this does not have to mean that women are subdued, and, such patriarchialism is not universal in ancient history. Those cultures and peoples who shed, or never developed, the idea that mankind ought to dominate womankind, are better cultures and peoples than those who, even today, cling violently to those mores.

Uganda is an unequal country, with male rights dominating those of women.

See:

• "Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

5. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Religiosity (2009) Lower is better %20
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
78	Saudi Arabia	93
79	Sudan	93
80	Tunisia	93
81	Uganda	93
82	Palestine	93
83	Nepal	93
84	Bahrain	94
85	Congo, DR	94
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007) Higher is better21
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
96	Togo	0
97	Benin	0
98	Tunisia	0
99	Uganda	0
100	Bangladesh	0
101	UAE	0
102	Azerbaijan	0
103	Algeria	0
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₂₂:

Christian	86.7%
Muslim	11.5%
Hindu	0.3%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.9%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	0.5%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% (2002 census)₂₃.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems
• Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?

6. The Internet

Freedom On The Internet (2012) Lower is better24
1	Estonia	10
2	USA	12
3	Germany	15
	...
14	Georgia	30
15	Nigeria	33
16	Korea, S.	34
17	Uganda	34
18	Kyrgyzstan	35
19	Mexico	37
20	India	39
21	Indonesia	42
	World Avg	46.7
q=47.

Internet Users (2016) Higher is better25
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
152	Marshall Islands	20%
153	Algeria	20%
154	Nicaragua	19%
155	Uganda	19%
156	Zambia	19%
157	Tajikistan	19%
158	Cameroon	18%
159	Pakistan	18%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IT Security (2013) Lower is better26
1	Ireland	0.11
2	Luxembourg	0.11
3	Belize	0.11
	...
60	Djibouti	1.29
61	UK	1.34
62	Mongolia	1.42
63	Uganda	1.44
64	Ukraine	1.44
65	Nepal	1.45
66	Afghanistan	1.45
67	Germany	1.46
	World Avg	0.98
q=81.

Internet access has become an essential research tool. It facilitates an endless list of life improvements, from the ability to network and socialize without constraint, to access to a seemingly infinite repository of technical and procedural information on pretty much any task. The universal availability of data has sped up industrial development and personal learning at the national and personal level. Individuals can read any topic they wish regardless of the locality of expert teachers, and, entire nations can develop their technology and understanding of the world simply because they are now exposed to advanced societies and moral discourses online. Like every communications medium, the Internet has issues and causes a small range of problems, but these are insignificant compared to the advantages of having an online populace.

7. Public Health Issues

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015) Lower is better Per 100018
1	Korea, N.	0.5
2	Korea, S.	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
168	Liberia	108.8
169	Zimbabwe	109.7
170	Nigeria	110.6
171	Uganda	111.9
172	Gambia	113.0
173	Madagascar	116.2
174	Congo, (Brazzaville)	117.7
175	Sierra Leone	118.2
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Alcohol Consumption (2010) Lower is better Per Capita27
1	Libya	0.1
2	Pakistan	0.1
3	Kuwait	0.1
	...
146	Argentina	9.3
147	Chile	9.6
148	Rwanda	9.8
149	Uganda	9.8
150	Netherlands	9.9
151	Nigeria	10.1
152	Canada	10.2
153	Estonia	10.3
	World Avg	6.2
q=191.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015) Higher is better Avg %28
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
147	Cameroon	83.3
148	Laos	83.3
149	Djibouti	82.6
150	Uganda	82.5
151	Comoros	81.8
152	Marshall Islands	81.8
153	Mozambique	81.4
154	Venezuela	80.6
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

Smoking Rates (2014) Lower is better29
1	Guinea	15
2	Solomon Islands	26
3	Kiribati	28
4	Uganda	41
5	Rwanda	53
6	Samoa	54
7	Congo, DR	74
8	Ethiopia	76
9	Vanuatu	76
10	Guyana	77
11	Suriname	79
12	Malawi	80
	World Avg	819
q=182.

8. Politics and Freedom

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009) Higher is better Treaties30
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
	...
48	Korea, S.	20
49	Panama	20
50	New Zealand	20
51	Uganda	19
52	Colombia	19
53	Switzerland	19
54	UK	19
55	Venezuela	19
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014) Lower is better Rank31
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
	...
97	Ecuador	97
98	Kyrgyzstan	98
99	Tanzania	99
100	Uganda	100
101	Philippines	101
102	Honduras	101
103	Zambia	103
104	Mozambique	103
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013) Lower is better32
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
100	Lebanon	3015
101	Albania	3088
102	Maldives	3110
103	Uganda	3169
104	Peru	3187
105	Kyrgyzstan	3220
106	Fiji	3269
107	Brazil	3275
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

9. More Charts and Comparisons to Other Countries