Gambia vs Rwanda: Democracy

Gambia
1
in 2018
Rwanda
1
in 2018
Gambia rank
98th
Rwanda rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Gambia
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Gambia ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 2 1 1 Gambia
1970s 2 0.3 1.7 Gambia
1980s 2 0 2 Gambia
1990s 1.1 0 1.1 Gambia
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Gambia or Rwanda?
Gambia, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Gambia and Rwanda?
0, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Rwanda?
54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
How do Gambia and Rwanda rank globally for democracy?
Gambia 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).