Cameroon vs Rwanda: Democracy

Cameroon
1
in 2025
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Cameroon rank
87th
Rwanda rank
87th

Democracy over time

  • Cameroon
  • Rwanda
00.511.52191619702025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

Cameroon ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 87th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 1 1.22 0.2222 Rwanda
1970s 1 0.9 0.1 Cameroon
1980s 1 1.3 0.3 Rwanda
1990s 1.3 0.7 0.6 Cameroon
2000s 1 1.7 0.7 Rwanda
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Cameroon or Rwanda?
Cameroon, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Cameroon and Rwanda?
0, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for democracy?
Cameroon ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 87th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Episodes of Regime Transformation (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
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).