Democratic Republic of Congo vs Kazakhstan: Democracy
Democracy over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 3 against 3 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 149 shared years of data; in 1877 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 116th and Kazakhstan ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 2.8 | 2.1 | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 3 | 1.8 | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Democratic Republic of Congo or Kazakhstan?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3 against 3 in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Kazakhstan?
- 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Kazakhstan?
- 149 years are reported by both, from 1877 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Kazakhstan rank globally for democracy?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 116th and Kazakhstan 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).