Lebanon vs Rwanda: Democracy
Lebanon
1
in 2025
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Lebanon rank
90th
Rwanda rank
90th
Democracy over time
- Lebanon
- Rwanda
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Rwanda ahead.
Lebanon ranks 90th and Rwanda ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Lebanon |
| 1950s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.1667 | 1 | 0.8333 | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Lebanon or Rwanda?
- Lebanon, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Lebanon and Rwanda?
- 0, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Rwanda?
- 107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Rwanda rank globally for democracy?
- Lebanon ranks 90th and Rwanda ranks 90th of 175 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
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).