Egypt vs Rwanda: Electoral democracy

Egypt
1
in 2025
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Egypt rank
87th
Rwanda rank
87th

Electoral democracy over time

  • Egypt
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Rwanda ahead.

Egypt ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 87th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Rwanda Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0.5 0 0.5 Egypt
1950s 0.3 0 0.3 Egypt
1960s 0 0.9 0.9 Rwanda
1970s 0.4 0.3 0.1 Egypt
1980s 1 0 1 Egypt
1990s 1 0 1 Egypt
2000s 1 0.7 0.3 Egypt
2010s 0.7778 1 0.2222 Rwanda
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Egypt or Rwanda?
Egypt, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Egypt and Rwanda?
0, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Rwanda?
108 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Rwanda rank globally for electoral democracy?
Egypt ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.