Uganda's Population - Data Quality

POPULATION DATA QUALITY, 2025

The accuracy of population data varies widely across countries. In order to take account of the problems and to assess the relative accuracy of population estimates World Economics has produced a Population Data Quality Rating (PDQR). The ratings cover three factors: Census year, Statistical Resources and Registration of live births. Learn more...

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Data source: World Economics Research, London

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Country Grade
(A-E)		 World Economics
Population
Data Quality Index		 Census
Years
Out-of-date		 Statistical
Resources
Index		 Registration
of Births
Index
Denmark A 100.0 0 100.0 100.0
Finland A 100.0 0 99.9 100.0
Sweden A 99.4 0 97.1 100.0
Norway A 99.3 0 96.6 100.0
Austria A 98.7 0 93.6 100.0
Germany A 98.7 0 93.5 100.0
Netherlands A 97.7 3 99.5 100.0
Poland A 97.7 3 99.7 100.0
Estonia A 97.5 3 98.7 100.0
Switzerland A 97.5 0 87.4 100.0
Portugal A 97.4 2 94.2 100.0
Australia A 97.3 3 97.7 100.0
Romania A 97.3 2 94.0 100.0
Slovak Republic A 97.2 3 97.1 100.0
Slovenia A 97.2 3 97.0 100.0
Iceland A 97.1 0 85.4 100.0
Moldova A 97.0 0 85.2 99.6
Serbia A 96.9 2 91.8 99.9
Hungary A 96.7 2 90.9 100.0
Spain A 96.7 3 94.5 100.0
Bulgaria A 96.6 3 93.9 100.0
New Zealand A 96.3 1 85.4 100.0
Latvia A 95.9 3 90.5 100.0
Czechia A 95.8 3 90.3 100.0
Singapore A 95.8 4 93.8 99.9
Canada A 95.6 3 89.1 100.0
Korea, Rep. A 95.6 4 93.0 100.0
Luxembourg A 95.6 3 89.2 100.0
Mexico A 95.6 4 95.6 97.0
Malaysia A 95.5 4 92.2 100.0
United Arab Emirates A 95.4 1 80.8 100.0
Greece B 95.3 3 87.5 100.0
Mongolia B 95.3 4 91.6 99.6
United States A 95.3 4 91.5 100.0
Costa Rica B 95.2 2 84.0 99.6
North Macedonia B 95.2 3 87.3 99.8
Albania B 94.9 1 79.7 98.4
Türkiye B 94.8 2 83.0 98.4
Japan B 94.6 4 87.7 100.0
Lithuania B 94.4 3 83.0 100.0
Saudi Arabia B 94.4 2 80.3 99.2
Belgium B 94.3 3 82.5 100.0
Kazakhstan B 94.1 3 81.9 99.7
Russia B 93.5 3 78.5 100.0
Malta B 93.4 3 77.9 100.0
Oman B 93.2 4 80.6 100.0
United Kingdom B 93.1 3 76.7 100.0
Thailand B 93.0 4 80.1 99.8
Belarus B 92.8 5 82.7 100.0
Brazil B 92.8 2 74.8 96.4
Philippines B 92.8 4 87.2 91.8
Uruguay B 92.7 1 67.6 99.8
Sri Lanka B 92.6 1 69.6 97.2
Ecuador B 92.3 2 81.5 87.2
France B 92.3 4 76.2 100.0
Ukraine B 92.3 4 76.3 99.8
Kyrgyzstan B 92.1 1 65.3 98.9
Argentina B 91.8 2 66.7 99.7
Armenia B 91.8 2 67.1 99.3
Kuwait B 91.8 1 62.8 100.0
Colombia B 91.6 6 83.3 96.8
Panama B 91.5 4 75.4 96.7
Jamaica B 91.2 2 65.4 98.0
South Africa C 90.9 2 73.2 88.6
Chile C 90.8 7 80.6 99.4
Rwanda C 90.8 2 75.9 85.6
Qatar C 90.0 4 65.1 100.0
Italy C 89.9 12 94.2 100.0
Guatemala C 89.6 6 74.0 96.4
Jordan C 89.6 9 83.5 98.0
Cabo Verde C 89.4 3 66.8 91.4
Taiwan C 89.3 4 70.0 91.3
Botswana C 89.2 2 65.7 87.5
Georgia C 89.2 10 84.4 98.5
Egypt C 89.1 7 72.1 99.4
Senegal C 88.6 1 68.0 78.7
Tunisia C 88.5 10 79.8 99.9
Sierra Leone C 88.1 2 57.4 90.4
Peru C 87.6 7 67.7 96.4
Vietnam C 87.6 5 60.4 96.1
Tajikistan C 87.3 4 55.5 95.8
Hong Kong C 87.2 3 47.2 100.0
Algeria C 87.1 6 57.9 99.6
Cyprus C 87.1 13 83.7 100.0
Croatia C 87.0 13 83.2 100.0
Indonesia C 87.0 4 72.7 77.0
Bhutan C 86.9 7 60.6 99.9
Morocco C 86.4 10 72.1 96.9
Ireland C 86.0 16 89.4 100.0
China C 85.8 4 43.7 100.0
Mauritius C 85.6 13 76.1 100.0
Cote d'Ivoire C 85.3 3 66.2 71.7
Mali C 85.3 5 58.1 86.7
Ghana C 85.1 3 65.8 70.6
Israel D 84.6 15 78.6 100.0
Burkina Faso D 84.5 5 64.0 76.9
Nepal D 84.4 3 56.1 77.2
Bolivia D 84.1 12 73.1 91.9
Kenya D 84.1 5 72.1 66.9
Brunei D 84.0 13 68.2 99.9
Dominican Republic D 83.4 14 76.4 92.2
Comoros D 83.3 7 55.0 87.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina D 83.0 11 56.5 99.5
Bahrain D 82.8 14 66.0 100.0
Cambodia D 82.8 5 59.1 73.3
Guyana D 82.3 12 58.0 98.1
Suriname D 82.3 12 57.5 98.3
Azerbaijan D 81.6 15 70.1 93.6
Benin D 81.6 11 63.2 85.6
Malawi D 81.4 6 61.9 67.2
Myanmar D 81.1 10 61.0 81.3
Bangladesh D 80.7 2 54.7 56.0
El Salvador D 80.5 17 74.3 91.2
Paraguay D 80.2 12 74.7 71.0
Turkmenistan D 80.2 4 16.1 99.9
Trinidad and Tobago D 80.1 13 52.0 96.5
Zimbabwe D 80.1 2 59.1 48.7
Madagascar D 79.9 6 48.0 73.8
Uganda D 79.5 0 65.3 32.2
Bahamas, The D 79.4 14 48.6 100.0
Laos D 79.3 9 57.0 73.0
Gabon D 79.2 11 47.1 89.6
India D 78.9 13 53.6 89.1
Haiti D 78.7 10 45.8 84.8
Mozambique D 78.2 7 61.9 55.0
Honduras E 78.1 18 60.0 97.0
Niger E 78.1 12 71.2 63.9
Namibia E 77.7 13 58.3 78.1
Togo E 77.6 14 57.2 82.9
Pakistan E 77.4 1 48.5 42.2
Tanzania E 77.1 2 66.7 26.4
Nigeria E 76.0 6 59.5 42.6
Eswatini E 75.9 7 52.1 53.5
Congo, Rep. E 75.6 17 45.2 95.9
Burundi E 75.3 16 52.3 83.5
Guinea E 75.2 10 51.1 62.0
Gambia E 74.8 11 55.7 59.0
Lesotho E 74.1 8 55.5 44.5
Libya E 73.9 18 37.4 99.0
Zambia E 73.9 2 62.8 14.0
Nicaragua E 73.5 19 53.1 84.7
Mauritania E 72.9 11 60.3 44.8
Uzbekistan E 72.0 35 89.7 99.9
Liberia E 71.7 16 51.7 66.3
Sudan E 71.0 16 47.0 67.3
Cameroon E 69.9 19 58.2 61.9
Angola E 68.1 10 52.7 25.0
Guinea-Bissau E 67.9 15 49.1 46.0
Chad E 64.9 15 54.6 25.7
Central African Republic E 64.4 21 54.8 44.8
Papua New Guinea E 61.4 13 41.6 13.4
Yemen, Rep. E 60.1 20 43.7 30.7
Ethiopia E 56.3 17 41.8 2.7
Congo, Dem. Rep E 48.9 40 52.5 40.1
Afghanistan E 45.6 45 52.5 42.3
Lebanon E 31.4 81 58.0 98.9


Key:
Data Quality Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Poor, 100 = Excelent.

Statistical Resources Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Low level of resrouces, 100 = High level of resources.

Grade definitions:
         A: As good as it gets
         B: Good
         C: Use with caution
         D: Poor
         E: Extremely poor quality

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