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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zimbabwe: Free and Fair Elections Index

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.18
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.171
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
135th
Zimbabwe rank
137th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Zimbabwe
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.18 against 0.171 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.009.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 135th and Zimbabwe ranks 137th of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Free and Fair Elections Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.