Central African Republic vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections

Central African Republic

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

1st

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

1st

Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections over time

Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 1 against 1 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,307 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data by Lührmann et al. (2018) and V-Dem. "Chief executive" is defined here as the head of state or the head of government, whoever has more power over the appointment and dismissal of cabinet ministers.