Civil Liberties Score in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Civil Liberties Score was 14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Civil Liberties Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 14 for civil liberties score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties score in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 16 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2009.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 163rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Civil Liberties Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13 | — |
| 2004 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 | +45.5% |
| 2015 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 14 | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 14 is above the median for low income countries, which is 14, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 14 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Civil Liberties Score in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +45.5% | 11 | 16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.86 | 10 | 13 | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.9 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.67 | 14 | 15 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 220.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1,764 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 313.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 313.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 3,057 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties score in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Civil liberties score in Democratic Republic of Congo was 14 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil liberties score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2014.
- What is the lowest civil liberties score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2009.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for civil liberties score?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties score rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Liberties Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the fine-grained extent of freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more liberties.