Cameroon vs Congo: Democracy

Cameroon
1
in 2025
Congo
1
in 2025
Cameroon rank
87th
Congo rank
87th

Democracy over time

  • Cameroon
  • Congo
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1 against 1 in Congo, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.

Cameroon ranks 87th and Congo ranks 87th of 172 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 1 0.3333 0.6667 Cameroon
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1.3 0.9 0.4 Cameroon
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Cameroon or Congo?
Cameroon, at 1 against 1 in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Cameroon and Congo?
0, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for democracy?
Cameroon 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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).