Democratic Republic of Congo vs India: Democracy
Democratic Republic of Congo
1
in 2025
India
1
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
87th
India rank
87th
Democracy over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- India
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in India, a difference of 0.
Across all 122 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 87th and India ranks 87th of 176 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | India |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | India |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | India |
| 1970s | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | India |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | India |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | India |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | India |
| 2010s | 1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | India |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Democratic Republic of Congo or India?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1 against 1 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Democratic Republic of Congo and India?
- 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and India?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and India rank globally for democracy?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 87th and India ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.