Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Democracy

Burundi
3
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo
3
in 2025
Burundi rank
94th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
94th

Democracy over time

  • Burundi
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
0123190019622025

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 3 against 3 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Burundi ranks 94th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 94th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 1.5 1.5 Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0.6 0.5 0.1 Burundi
1990s 0 1 1 Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 1.5 1.2 0.3 Burundi
2010s 3 3 0
2020s 3 3 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Burundi or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Burundi, at 3 against 3 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?
106 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for democracy?
Burundi ranks 94th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.