Egypt vs Rwanda: Democracy

Egypt
3
in 2025
Rwanda
3
in 2025
Egypt rank
116th
Rwanda rank
116th

Democracy over time

  • Egypt
  • Rwanda
0123178919072025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 15 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 116th and Rwanda ranks 116th of 197 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Rwanda Difference Ahead
1910s 2 0 2 Egypt
1920s 1 0 1 Egypt
1930s 1.4 0 1.4 Egypt
1940s 2 0 2 Egypt
1950s 0.8 0 0.8 Egypt
1960s 1 1.6 0.6 Rwanda
1970s 1 0.5 0.5 Egypt
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 0.4 0.6 Egypt
2000s 2 2.3 0.3 Rwanda
2010s 2 3 1 Rwanda
2020s 3 3 0

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?
110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Rwanda rank globally for democracy?
Egypt ranks 116th and Rwanda ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical 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
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).