Burundi vs Congo: Democracy
Burundi
1
in 2025
Congo
1
in 2025
Burundi rank
87th
Congo rank
87th
Democracy over time
- Burundi
- Congo
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 1 against 1 in Congo, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Congo ahead.
Burundi ranks 87th and Congo ranks 87th of 172 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | Congo |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Burundi |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Burundi |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | Burundi |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Congo |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Burundi or Congo?
- Burundi, at 1 against 1 in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Burundi and Congo?
- 0, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Congo?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Congo rank globally for democracy?
- Burundi ranks 87th and Congo ranks 87th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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 classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).