Democratic Republic of Congo vs Rwanda: Democratic change

Democratic Republic of Congo

in 2025

Rwanda

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

23rd

Rwanda rank

23rd

Democratic change over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Rwanda ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd and Rwanda ranks 23rd of 175 countries.

Indicator: Democratic change
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: 07 August 2026

Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.