Rwanda vs Tanzania: Democracy
Rwanda
3
in 2025
Tanzania
3
in 2025
Rwanda rank
116th
Tanzania rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 3 against 3 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.
Across all 110 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 116th and Tanzania ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Tanzania 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 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 2.3 | 3 | 0.7 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Rwanda or Tanzania?
- Rwanda, at 3 against 3 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 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 democracy?
- Rwanda ranks 116th and Tanzania 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).