Congo vs Russia: Democracy
Congo
3
in 2025
Russia
3
in 2025
Congo rank
94th
Russia rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Congo
- Russia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 3 against 3 in Russia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Russia ahead.
Congo ranks 94th and Russia ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Russia |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Congo |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 3.5 | 1.6 | Russia |
| 2000s | 2.4 | 3 | 0.6 | Russia |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Congo or Russia?
- Congo, at 3 against 3 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Congo and Russia?
- 0, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Russia?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Russia rank globally for democracy?
- Congo ranks 94th and Russia 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.