Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Democracy
Democratic Republic of Congo
3
in 2025
Ethiopia
3
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
94th
Ethiopia rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 3 against 3 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 94th and Ethiopia ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 3 | 1.8 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3 against 3 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
- 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for democracy?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 94th and Ethiopia 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
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.