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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Rwanda: Universal right to vote in practice

Democratic Republic of Congo
2
in 2025
Rwanda
2
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st

Universal right to vote in practice over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2 against 2 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Rwanda ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Universal right to vote in practice
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).