Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Democracy
Ethiopia
1
in 2018
Rwanda
1
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
98th
Rwanda rank
98th
Democracy over time
- Ethiopia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 98th and Rwanda ranks 98th of 168 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Ethiopia or Rwanda?
- Ethiopia, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 0, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
- How do Ethiopia and Rwanda rank globally for democracy?
- Ethiopia ranks 98th and Rwanda ranks 98th of 168 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
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).