Democratic Republic of Congo vs Iraq: Democracy
Democratic Republic of Congo
1
in 2025
Iraq
1
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
90th
Iraq rank
90th
Democracy over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Iraq
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Iraq, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Iraq ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 90th and Iraq ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 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 Iraq?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1 against 1 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq?
- 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq rank globally for democracy?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 90th and Iraq 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).