Democratic Republic of Congo vs Tanzania: Democracy
Democratic Republic of Congo
3
in 2025
Tanzania
3
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
94th
Tanzania rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Tanzania
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 3 against 3 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Tanzania ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 94th and Tanzania ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Tanzania | 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 | 1.9 | 0.4 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 3.5 | 2.3 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3 | 3.6 | 0.6 | Tanzania |
| 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 Tanzania?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3 against 3 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?
- 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?
- 107 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania rank globally for democracy?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 94th and Tanzania 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.