Democratic Republic of Congo vs Gabon: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Gabon
0123190019622025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Gabon ahead.

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

Across the 12 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Gabon Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 1.5 1.2 0.3 Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 0 1 1 Gabon
1980s 0.5 1 0.5 Gabon
1990s 1 2.67 1.67 Gabon
2000s 1.2 3 1.8 Gabon
2010s 3 3 0
2020s 3 2 1 Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Democratic Republic of Congo or Gabon?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3 against 3 in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon?
0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon?
112 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon rank globally for democracy?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 94th and Gabon 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.