Afghanistan vs Rwanda: Democracy

Afghanistan
1
in 2018
Rwanda
1
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
98th
Rwanda rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 98th and Rwanda ranks 98th of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0 1 1 Rwanda
1970s 0.1111 0.3333 0.2222 Rwanda
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.4 0 0.4 Afghanistan
2000s 0 1 1 Rwanda
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Afghanistan or Rwanda?
Afghanistan, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Afghanistan and Rwanda?
0, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Rwanda?
35 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Rwanda rank globally for democracy?
Afghanistan ranks 98th and Rwanda ranks 98th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).