Rwanda vs Uganda: Political regime polity

Rwanda
1
in 2018
Uganda
1
in 2018
Rwanda rank
98th
Uganda rank
98th

Political regime polity over time

  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
00.511.52196119892018

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Uganda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 98th and Uganda ranks 98th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 1 1.12 0.125 Uganda
1970s 0.3333 0 0.3333 Rwanda
1980s 0 0.6 0.6 Uganda
1990s 0 0.7 0.7 Uganda
2000s 1 1 0 —
2010s 1 1 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political regime polity, Rwanda or Uganda?
Rwanda, at 1 against 1 in Uganda as of 2018.
What is the difference in political regime polity between Rwanda and Uganda?
0, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
56 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2018.
How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for political regime polity?
Rwanda ranks 98th and Uganda ranks 98th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political regime polity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Rwanda vs Uganda: Political regime polity. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/political-regime-polity/rwanda/uganda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/political-regime-polity/rwanda/uganda/">Rwanda vs Uganda: Political regime polity</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Political regime polity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed