Egypt vs Rwanda: Democracy

Egypt
1
in 2018
Rwanda
1
in 2018
Egypt rank
98th
Rwanda rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Egypt
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

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

Across all 58 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

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

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0 1 1 Rwanda
1970s 0 0.3 0.3 Rwanda
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0 0 0
2000s 0.5 1 0.5 Rwanda
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Egypt or Rwanda?
Egypt, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2018.
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?
58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Egypt and Rwanda rank globally for democracy?
Egypt 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).