Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sweden: Elected parliament and government
Democratic Republic of Congo
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Elected parliament and government over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Sweden
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 149 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament and government, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sweden?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament and government between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden?
- 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden?
- 149 years are reported by both, from 1877 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden rank globally for elected parliament and government?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament and government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect both the chief executive and the legislature.