Democratic Republic of Congo vs Cote d'Ivoire: Institutionalized democracy
Institutionalized democracy over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 6 against 5 in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 1.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Cote d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 21st of 51 countries.
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About this data
Democracy is conceived as three essential, interdependent elements. One is the presence of institutions and procedures through which citizens can express effective preferences about alternative policies and leaders. Second is the existence of institutionalized constraints on the exercise of power by the executive. Third is the guarantee of civil liberties to all citizens in their daily lives and in acts of political participation. Other aspects of plural democracy, such as the rule of law, systems of checks and balances, freedom of the press, and so on are means to, or specific manifestations of, these general principles. We do not include coded data on civil liberties.