Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Rwanda
Rwanda: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.194 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Rwanda, 1916–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Rwanda is 0.194, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Rwanda peaked at 0.404 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.108, in 1930.
Rwanda ranks 163rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 110 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 4 |
| 1920s | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1136 | 0.108 | 0.115 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.121 | 0.115 | 0.125 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1355 | 0.123 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2977 | 0.195 | 0.33 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.286 | 0.248 | 0.326 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2868 | 0.286 | 0.287 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2974 | 0.245 | 0.352 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.373 | 0.368 | 0.382 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3501 | 0.264 | 0.404 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2148 | 0.176 | 0.268 | 6 |
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More social development data for Rwanda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 115,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 244,415 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.09 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.193 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.144 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.17 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.13 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.193 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Rwanda?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Rwanda was 0.194 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.404 in 2014.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.108 in 1930.
- How does Rwanda rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Rwanda ranks 163rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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