Madagascar vs Rwanda

Madagascar vs Rwanda: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.36 of 1 in Madagascar and 0.19 of 1 in Rwanda, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 0.17 of 1, or 1.87 times that in Rwanda.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Madagascar vs Rwanda: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.36 of 1 in Madagascar and 0.19 of 1 in Rwanda, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 0.17 of 1, or 1.87 times that in Rwanda.
MadagascarRwandaWorld

What the numbers say

  • Madagascar has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Rwanda.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearMadagascarRwandaWorld
20250.360.190.48
20240.40.20.49
20230.460.210.49
20220.480.220.5
20210.480.230.5
20200.490.230.51
20190.480.230.52
20180.480.230.52
20170.480.220.52
20160.480.230.52
20150.480.230.52
20140.460.230.52
20130.250.220.52
20120.220.220.53
20110.220.220.53
20100.220.220.52
20090.270.220.52
20080.50.20.52
20070.50.20.52
20060.490.20.52
20050.50.20.52
20040.50.20.51
20030.50.140.51
20020.430.120.5
20010.490.110.49
20000.50.110.49
19990.50.110.49
19980.510.110.49
19970.510.110.49
19960.550.110.48
19950.560.10.47
19940.560.140.47
19930.440.190.46
19920.280.290.44
19910.250.260.42
19900.230.220.41
19890.220.210.36
19880.220.210.36
19870.210.20.35
19860.20.20.34
19850.20.20.34
19840.20.20.33
19830.20.210.32
19820.20.210.32
19810.20.170.32
19800.20.170.32
19790.20.170.31
19780.20.090.3
19770.20.090.3
19760.20.090.29
19750.150.090.29
19740.150.090.29
19730.150.170.29
19720.190.240.29
19710.260.240.29
19700.250.240.29
19690.250.240.29
19680.250.240.3
19670.250.240.29
19660.250.240.29
19650.250.240.3
19640.260.250.3
19630.260.250.3
19620.260.260.29
19610.180.150.29
19600.150.090.28
19590.140.080.27
19580.130.070.27
19570.130.060.27
19560.060.050.26
19550.060.050.25
19540.060.020.25
19530.060.020.24
19520.060.020.24
19510.050.020.24
19500.050.020.23
19490.050.020.22
19480.050.020.22
19470.050.020.21
19460.080.020.19
19450.030.020.16
19440.030.020.14
19430.030.020.14
19420.030.020.14
19410.030.020.15
19400.030.020.15
19390.040.020.17
19380.040.020.17
19370.040.020.17
19360.040.020.17
19350.030.020.17
19340.030.020.18
19330.030.020.18
19320.030.020.19
19310.030.020.18
19300.030.020.18
19290.030.020.19
19280.030.020.19
19270.030.020.19
19260.030.020.19
19250.030.020.19
19240.030.020.19
19230.030.020.19
19220.030.020.19
19210.030.020.19
19200.030.020.18
19190.030.020.16
19180.030.020.15
19170.030.020.15
19160.030.020.15
19150.03–0.15
19140.03–0.15
19130.03–0.15
19120.03–0.15
19110.03–0.15
19100.03–0.15
19090.03–0.15
19080.03–0.15
19070.03–0.15
19060.03–0.15
19050.03–0.15
19040.03–0.14
19030.03–0.14
19020.03–0.15
19010.03–0.14
19000.03–0.14
18990.02–0.22
18980.02–0.22
18970.02–0.22
18960.03–0.22
18950.03–0.22
18940.03–0.21
18930.03–0.21
18920.03–0.21
18910.03–0.2
18900.03–0.2
18890.03–0.2
18880.03–0.2
18870.03–0.2
18860.03–0.19
18850.03–0.19
18840.03–0.2
18830.03–0.19
18820.03–0.19
18810.03–0.19
18800.03–0.19
18790.03–0.19
18780.03–0.18
18770.03–0.18
18760.03–0.19
18750.03–0.18
18740.03–0.18
18730.03–0.18
18720.03–0.18
18710.03–0.18
18700.03–0.18
18690.03–0.17
18680.03–0.17
18670.03–0.17
18660.03–0.16
18650.03–0.16
18640.03–0.16
18630.04–0.16
18620.04–0.16
18610.04–0.15
18600.01–0.15
18590.01–0.14
18580.01–0.14
18570.01–0.14
18560.01–0.13
18550.01–0.13
18540.01–0.13
18530.01–0.13
18520.01–0.13
18510.01–0.13
18500.01–0.13
18490.01–0.15
18480.01–0.13
18470.01–0.11
18460.01–0.11
18450.01–0.11
18440.01–0.11
18430.01–0.1
18420.01–0.1
18410.01–0.1
18400.01–0.1
18390.01–0.1
18380.01–0.09
18370.01–0.09
18360.01–0.1
18350.01–0.09
18340.01–0.09
18330.01–0.09
18320.01–0.09
18310.01–0.09
18300.01–0.09
18290.01–0.08
18280.02–0.08
18270.02–0.09
18260.02–0.08
18250.02–0.08
18240.02–0.08
18230.02–0.08
18220.02–0.08
18210.02–0.07
18200.02–0.07
18190.02–0.06
18180.02–0.06
18170.02–0.06
1816––0.06
1815––0.06
1814––0.05
1813––0.05
1812––0.06
1811––0.06
1810––0.06
1809––0.05
1808––0.05
1807––0.05
1806––0.05
1805––0.05
1804––0.05
1803––0.05
1802––0.05
1801––0.05
1800––0.05
1799––0.05
1798––0.06
1797––0.05
1796––0.05
1795––0.05
1794––0.05
1793––0.05
1792––0.05
1791––0.05
1790––0.05
1789––0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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