Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zimbabwe: Democracy
Democratic Republic of Congo
3
in 2025
Zimbabwe
3
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
94th
Zimbabwe rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 3 against 3 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.
Across all 122 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 94th and Zimbabwe ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 3 | 2.5 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 3 | 1.8 | Zimbabwe |
| 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 Zimbabwe?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3 against 3 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe?
- 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe rank globally for democracy?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 94th and Zimbabwe 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.