Egypt vs Rwanda: Democracy

Egypt
1
in 2025
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Egypt rank
80th
Rwanda rank
80th

Democracy over time

  • Egypt
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Rwanda ahead.

Egypt ranks 80th and Rwanda ranks 80th of 128 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 2 1.67 0.3333 Egypt
2010s 1.4 1 0.4 Egypt
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Egypt or Rwanda?
Egypt, at 1 against 1 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?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Rwanda rank globally for democracy?
Egypt ranks 80th and Rwanda ranks 80th of 128 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (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
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).