Angola vs Rwanda: Democracy
Angola
3
in 2025
Rwanda
3
in 2025
Angola rank
116th
Rwanda rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Angola
- Rwanda
How they compare
Angola currently reports 3 against 3 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Rwanda ahead.
Angola ranks 116th and Rwanda ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | 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 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 | Angola |
| 2000s | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | Angola |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Angola or Rwanda?
- Angola, at 3 against 3 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Angola and Rwanda?
- 0, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Rwanda?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Rwanda rank globally for democracy?
- Angola ranks 116th and Rwanda ranks 116th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).