Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ukraine: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ukraine
0246190019622025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Ukraine ahead.

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

Across the 9 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Ukraine Difference Ahead
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 3.17 2.17 Ukraine
2000s 1.2 4.2 3 Ukraine
2010s 3 3.6 0.6 Ukraine
2020s 3 3.67 0.6667 Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ukraine?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3 against 3 in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ukraine?
0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ukraine?
76 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ukraine rank globally for democracy?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 94th and Ukraine 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.