Congo vs Sudan: Democracy
Congo
1
in 2025
Sudan
1
in 2025
Congo rank
87th
Sudan rank
87th
Democracy over time
- Congo
- Sudan
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Sudan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Sudan ahead.
Congo ranks 87th and Sudan ranks 87th of 172 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Sudan |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | Sudan |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sudan |
| 2010s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Sudan |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Congo or Sudan?
- Congo, at 1 against 1 in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Congo and Sudan?
- 0, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sudan?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Sudan rank globally for democracy?
- Congo ranks 87th and Sudan 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).