Rwanda vs Uzbekistan: Democracy

Rwanda
3
in 2025
Uzbekistan
3
in 2025
Rwanda rank
116th
Uzbekistan rank
116th

Democracy over time

  • Rwanda
  • Uzbekistan
0123186519452025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

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

Across the 11 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1920s 0 1 1 Uzbekistan
1930s 0 1 1 Uzbekistan
1940s 0 1 1 Uzbekistan
1950s 0 1 1 Uzbekistan
1960s 1.6 1 0.6 Rwanda
1970s 0.5 1 0.5 Uzbekistan
1980s 1 1 0 β€”
1990s 0.4 2.2 1.8 Uzbekistan
2000s 2.3 3 0.7 Uzbekistan
2010s 3 3 0 β€”
2020s 3 3 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Rwanda or Uzbekistan?
Rwanda, at 3 against 3 in Uzbekistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Rwanda and Uzbekistan?
0, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uzbekistan?
104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Rwanda and Uzbekistan rank globally for democracy?
Rwanda ranks 116th and Uzbekistan 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).