Cote d'Ivoire vs Rwanda: Democracy
Cote d'Ivoire
1
in 2025
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
87th
Rwanda rank
87th
Democracy over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Rwanda
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Rwanda ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cote d'Ivoire or Rwanda?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cote d'Ivoire and Rwanda?
- 0, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Rwanda?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Rwanda rank globally for democracy?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.