Statizoid

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

Democratic Republic of Congo
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st
United States rank
1st

Universal right to vote in practice over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • United States
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 149 shared years of data; in 1877 it was United States ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and United States 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).