Egypt vs Rwanda: Democracy
Egypt
3
in 2025
Rwanda
3
in 2025
Egypt rank
94th
Rwanda rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Egypt
- Rwanda
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3 against 3 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Rwanda ahead.
Egypt ranks 94th and Rwanda ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.67 | 0 | 2.67 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.9 | 0 | 2.9 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.11 | 3 | 0.8889 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 2.83 | 3 | 0.1667 | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Egypt or Rwanda?
- Egypt, at 3 against 3 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Egypt and Rwanda?
- 0, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Rwanda?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Rwanda rank globally for democracy?
- Egypt 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
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.