Rwanda vs Tanzania: Free and fair elections
Rwanda
0
in 2025
Tanzania
0
in 2025
Rwanda rank
112th
Tanzania rank
112th
Free and fair elections over time
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0 against 0 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 112th and Tanzania ranks 112th of 172 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Rwanda or Tanzania?
- Rwanda, at 0 against 0 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 0, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Tanzania rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Rwanda ranks 112th and Tanzania ranks 112th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.