Cameroon vs Rwanda: Multi-party elections

Cameroon
1
in 2025
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Cameroon rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st

Multi-party elections over time

  • Cameroon
  • Rwanda
00.20.40.60.81196119932025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

Cameroon ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4444 1 0.5556 Rwanda
1970s 0 0.6667 0.6667 Rwanda
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.3333 0 0.3333 Cameroon
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, Cameroon or Rwanda?
Cameroon, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections between Cameroon and Rwanda?
0, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for multi-party elections?
Cameroon ranks 1st and Rwanda 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Multi-party elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,019 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.