Rwanda vs South Africa: Multi-party elections for legislature
Rwanda
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Rwanda rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Rwanda
- South Africa
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
Across all 50 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 172 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections for legislature, Rwanda or South Africa?
- Rwanda, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Rwanda and South Africa?
- 0, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and South Africa?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and South Africa rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Rwanda ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections for legislature. 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 multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.