Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sudan: Democratic change
Democratic Republic of Congo
1
in 2025
Sudan
1
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
23rd
Sudan rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Sudan
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Sudan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sudan ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of 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 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Sudan |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Sudan |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 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 democratic change, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sudan?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1 against 1 in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan?
- 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan rank globally for democratic change?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.