14.1% of matchups won
248 matchups
Elo 1197
tracked 2025/05/17 → 2026/07/13
mission: Rule with military power · Political repression · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing9%
picked as helping wellbeing
162 matchups
23%
picked as hurting wellbeing
86 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- 1971 Ugandan coup
- Expulsion of Asian community
- Chair of OAU
- Entebbe hostage crisis
- Overthrown by Tanzania
Based on 248 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/07/13. Full rankings ·
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