Afghanistan vs Congo: Democracy
Afghanistan
1
in 2018
Congo
1
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
98th
Congo rank
98th
Democracy over time
- Afghanistan
- Congo
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1 against 1 in Congo, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 98th and Congo ranks 98th of 167 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.1111 | 0 | 0.1111 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Congo |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Afghanistan or Congo?
- Afghanistan, at 1 against 1 in Congo as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Afghanistan and Congo?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and Congo rank globally for democracy?
- Afghanistan ranks 98th and Congo ranks 98th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).