Democratic Republic of Congo vs Eswatini: Democracy
Democracy over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Eswatini
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Eswatini, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eswatini ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 90th and Eswatini ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and Eswatini in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1960s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Democratic Republic of Congo or Eswatini?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1 against 1 in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Eswatini?
- 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Eswatini?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Eswatini rank globally for democracy?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 90th and Eswatini ranks 90th of 175 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).