Rwanda vs Senegal: Multi-party elections
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Senegal
1
in 2025
Rwanda rank
1st
Senegal rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Rwanda
- Senegal
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1 against 1 in Senegal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Rwanda ranks 1st and Senegal ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.6667 | 0.8333 | 0.1667 | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Senegal |
| 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, Rwanda or Senegal?
- Rwanda, at 1 against 1 in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Rwanda and Senegal?
- 0, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Senegal?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Senegal rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Rwanda ranks 1st and Senegal 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
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.