Cambodia vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • Cambodia
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
0123190019622025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 1.5 0 1.5 Cambodia
1960s 3 1.5 1.5 Cambodia
1970s 1.2 0 1.2 Cambodia
1980s 1.8 0.5 1.3 Cambodia
1990s 2.5 1 1.5 Cambodia
2000s 3 1.2 1.8 Cambodia
2010s 3 3 0
2020s 3 3 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Cambodia or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Cambodia, at 3 against 3 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Cambodia and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Democratic Republic of Congo?
122 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for democracy?
Cambodia 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.