Cambodia vs Rwanda: Democracy

Cambodia
3
in 2025
Rwanda
3
in 2025
Cambodia rank
94th
Rwanda rank
94th

Democracy over time

  • Cambodia
  • Rwanda
0123190019622025

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 3 against 3 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Rwanda ahead.

Cambodia ranks 94th and Rwanda ranks 94th of 176 countries.

Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 1.5 0 1.5 Cambodia
1960s 3 2.7 0.3 Cambodia
1970s 1.2 0.9 0.3 Cambodia
1980s 1.8 0 1.8 Cambodia
1990s 2.7 0 2.7 Cambodia
2000s 3 2.1 0.9 Cambodia
2010s 3 3 0
2020s 3 3 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Cambodia or Rwanda?
Cambodia, at 3 against 3 in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Cambodia and Rwanda?
0, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Rwanda?
110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Rwanda rank globally for democracy?
Cambodia ranks 94th and Rwanda ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.