The 2020 Startup Ecosystem report form StartupBlink is out! The third edition of the report, which uncovers the trends of innovation throughout 1,000 cities and 100 countries, details the best countries and cities that breed startups into big companies.
The report is built on an algorithm developed over the past five years and it takes into account a geographic crowd sourced database of tens of thousands of startups, accelerators, and co-working spaces, among other entities.
How does Uganda rank in the Global Startup rankings?
According to the rankings, Uganda ranks 89th globally and 9th in Africa among the most suitable places for startup development. Much as there was a positive trend in the previous reports, the 2020 rankings have seen the country decline by 8 spots.
“As in other numerous Africa’s startup ecosystem countries, Uganda is struggling with local issues like poor infrastructure, lack of resources, and unemployment.”
Uganda’s only city in the rankings, Kampala, is now ranked 307th in the world after declining 28 spots. The capital also ranked 80th in the COVID-19 Innovation Ranking.
African countries in the top 100
It has been a disappointing year for African countries with almost all falling places, and only two joining the top 100. South Africa (52) fell a place down, Kenya (62) fell 10 places and Nigeria (68) dropped 12. Also, Egypt and Ghana both fell in the rankings to 81st and 85th respectively.
|
Global rank |
Country |
|
52 |
South Africa |
|
62 |
Kenya |
|
65 |
Rwanda |
|
68 |
Nigeria |
|
77 |
Tunisia |
|
81 |
Egypt |
|
83 |
Morocco |
|
85 |
Ghana |
|
89 |
Uganda |
|
91 |
Cape Verde |
|
95 |
Somalia |
Cameroon (previously ranked 84), Botswana (previously ranked 90), Zambia (previously ranked 92), Algeria (previously ranked 99) and Ethiopia (previously ranked 100), did not manage to maintain their positions in the Top 100 list and are no longer featured in the 2020 rankings.
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