Rwanda vs Tanzania: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Rwanda
100.0%
in 2025
Tanzania
100.0%
in 2025
Rwanda rank
1st
Tanzania rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Tanzania ahead.
Rwanda ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 25.0% | 0.4% | 24.6% | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 95.0% | 73.0% | 22.0% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Rwanda or Tanzania?
- Rwanda, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 0.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Tanzania rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Rwanda ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.