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Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine)

Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine)

🇺🇬Uganda

Rank #329
Score: 40
About Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine)

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (b.1982), aka Bobi Wine, is a musician-turned-politician and leader of the National Unity Platform. Emerging from Kampala’s informal settlements, he rapidly mobilised youth support, campaigned on anti-corruption and inclusion, and has faced arrests, house arrest and legal pressure while remaining a leading opposition figure.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
Uganda HDI ≈ 0.5255/10
Source: UNDP — Uganda country data (2022)
GDP per capita
Uganda GDP per capita — World Bank country profile (context)5/10
Source: World Bank — Uganda data (2023)
Gini coefficient
Gini index (country context)3/10
Source: World Bank — Gini indicator (Uganda) (2016)
Employment rate
Employment-to-population ratio (ILOSTAT / World Bank context)3/5
Source: ILOSTAT — Uganda profile (2021)
Freedom index
Freedom House — Uganda: restrictions on civic space and opposition noted2/10
Source: Freedom House — Uganda country report (2023)
Corruption index
Transparency International — CPI ~26/100 (Uganda)2/5
Source: Transparency International — Uganda / CPI 2023 (2023)

Derived Criminal Score
Multiple arrests, house arrest and legal cases documented (not typically final international convictions)8/20
Source: Press coverage (AP, Reuters) and human-rights reporting (2021)