Azerbaijan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Democracy
Democracy over time
- Azerbaijan
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 3 against 3 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 149 shared years of data; in 1877 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 116th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Azerbaijan |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Azerbaijan |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Azerbaijan |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Azerbaijan |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Azerbaijan |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Azerbaijan or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Azerbaijan, at 3 against 3 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Azerbaijan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 149 years are reported by both, from 1877 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for democracy?
- Azerbaijan ranks 116th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 116th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).