Uganda: Human Development and Multidimensional Poverty Indicators

A source of Human Development Index (HDI) and Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) metrics for Uganda, produced by the UNDP Human Development Reports Office. It tracks progress across health, education, and living standards, incorporating subnational poverty data from the 2019 Global MPI report.

Use Cases

• Evaluating the relationship between GNI per capita and human development outcomes to assess national policy priorities
• Identifying regional inequalities in Uganda using subnational MPI data to target development aid
• Monitoring progress toward Sustainable Development Goal Target 1.2 using standardized international indicators

Strengths

• Expert-annotated by the UNDP and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
• Includes subnational level data for localized poverty analysis
• Standardized using the geometric mean of normalized indices for international comparability

Limitations

• Temporal staleness as the primary MPI data is based on the 2019 global report
• Geographic focus is restricted to Uganda

Provenance

Source

UNDP Human Development Reports Office (HDRO)

Collection Method

Surveyed and aggregated from national and international statistical sources

Time Range

2019-2026

Freshness

The dataset is listed as updated in 2026, though the core MPI data cited is from the 2019 global report.

Geography

Uganda