Rwanda vs Sudan

Rwanda vs Sudan: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.19 of 1 in Rwanda and 0.13 of 1 in Sudan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 0.06 of 1, or 1.48 times that in Sudan.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Rwanda vs Sudan: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.19 of 1 in Rwanda and 0.13 of 1 in Sudan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 0.06 of 1, or 1.48 times that in Sudan.
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What the numbers say

  • Rwanda has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Sudan.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearRwandaSudanWorld
20250.190.130.48
20240.20.140.49
20230.210.140.49
20220.220.160.5
20210.230.160.5
20200.230.170.51
20190.230.190.52
20180.230.230.52
20170.220.230.52
20160.230.220.52
20150.230.220.52
20140.230.210.52
20130.220.210.52
20120.220.210.53
20110.220.210.53
20100.220.210.52
20090.220.20.52
20080.20.20.52
20070.20.20.52
20060.20.20.52
20050.20.20.52
20040.20.180.51
20030.140.170.51
20020.120.170.5
20010.110.170.49
20000.110.130.49
19990.110.150.49
19980.110.150.49
19970.110.150.49
19960.110.140.48
19950.10.090.47
19940.140.090.47
19930.190.090.46
19920.290.090.44
19910.260.090.42
19900.220.090.41
19890.210.170.36
19880.210.370.36
19870.20.370.35
19860.20.330.34
19850.20.210.34
19840.20.20.33
19830.210.180.32
19820.210.160.32
19810.170.180.32
19800.170.170.32
19790.170.180.31
19780.090.180.3
19770.090.160.3
19760.090.160.29
19750.090.160.29
19740.090.150.29
19730.170.150.29
19720.240.150.29
19710.240.110.29
19700.240.10.29
19690.240.10.29
19680.240.230.3
19670.240.210.29
19660.240.210.29
19650.240.210.3
19640.250.110.3
19630.250.070.3
19620.260.070.29
19610.150.070.29
19600.090.070.28
19590.080.080.27
19580.070.260.27
19570.060.290.27
19560.050.290.26
19550.050.240.25
19540.020.230.25
19530.020.170.24
19520.020.110.24
19510.020.110.24
19500.020.110.23
19490.020.110.22
19480.020.060.22
19470.020.060.21
19460.020.060.19
19450.020.060.16
19440.020.060.14
19430.020.060.14
19420.020.060.14
19410.020.060.15
19400.020.060.15
19390.020.060.17
19380.020.060.17
19370.020.060.17
19360.020.060.17
19350.020.060.17
19340.020.060.18
19330.020.060.18
19320.020.060.19
19310.020.060.18
19300.020.060.18
19290.020.060.19
19280.020.060.19
19270.020.060.19
19260.020.060.19
19250.020.060.19
19240.020.060.19
19230.020.060.19
19220.020.060.19
19210.020.060.19
19200.020.060.18
19190.020.050.16
19180.020.050.15
19170.020.050.15
19160.020.050.15
1915–0.050.15
1914–0.050.15
1913–0.050.15
1912–0.050.15
1911–0.050.15
1910–0.050.15
1909–0.050.15
1908–0.050.15
1907–0.050.15
1906–0.050.15
1905–0.050.15
1904–0.050.14
1903–0.050.14
1902–0.050.15
1901–0.050.14
1900–0.050.14
1899––0.22
1898––0.22
1897––0.22
1896––0.22
1895––0.22
1894––0.21
1893––0.21
1892––0.21
1891––0.2
1890––0.2
1889––0.2
1888––0.2
1887––0.2
1886––0.19
1885––0.19
1884–0.150.2
1883–0.150.19
1882–0.070.19
1881–0.070.19
1880–0.070.19
1879–0.070.19
1878–0.040.18
1877–0.040.18
1876–0.040.19
1875–0.040.18
1874–0.040.18
1873–0.040.18
1872–0.040.18
1871–0.040.18
1870–0.040.18
1869–0.040.17
1868–0.040.17
1867–0.040.17
1866–0.040.16
1865–0.040.16
1864–0.040.16
1863–0.040.16
1862–0.030.16
1861–0.030.15
1860–0.030.15
1859–0.030.14
1858–0.030.14
1857–0.030.14
1856–0.030.13
1855–0.030.13
1854–0.030.13
1853–0.030.13
1852–0.030.13
1851–0.030.13
1850–0.030.13
1849–0.030.15
1848–0.030.13
1847–0.030.11
1846–0.030.11
1845–0.030.11
1844–0.030.11
1843–0.030.1
1842–0.030.1
1841–0.030.1
1840–0.030.1
1839–0.030.1
1838–0.030.09
1837–0.030.09
1836–0.030.1
1835–0.030.09
1834–0.030.09
1833–0.030.09
1832–0.030.09
1831–0.030.09
1830–0.030.09
1829–0.030.08
1828–0.030.08
1827–0.030.09
1826–0.030.08
1825–0.030.08
1824–0.030.08
1823–0.030.08
1822–0.030.08
1821–0.030.07
1820––0.07
1819––0.06
1818––0.06
1817––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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