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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Congo

Congo: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.287 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.287
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
138th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.579
in 1996
All-time low
0.062
in 1978
Years of data
123
1903–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Congo, 1903–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Congo recorded 0.287 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Congo peaked at 0.579 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.062, in 1978.

Congo ranks 138th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 123 years of available data.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Congo, year by year

Year Value Change
1903 0.192 —
1904 0.192 +0.0%
1905 0.192 +0.0%
1906 0.192 +0.0%
1907 0.192 +0.0%
1908 0.192 +0.0%
1909 0.192 +0.0%
1910 0.192 +0.0%
1911 0.192 +0.0%
1912 0.192 +0.0%
1913 0.192 +0.0%
1914 0.192 +0.0%
1915 0.192 +0.0%
1916 0.192 +0.0%
1917 0.192 +0.0%
1918 0.192 +0.0%
1919 0.192 +0.0%
1920 0.192 +0.0%
1921 0.192 +0.0%
1922 0.192 +0.0%
1923 0.192 +0.0%
1924 0.192 +0.0%
1925 0.192 +0.0%
1926 0.192 +0.0%
1927 0.192 +0.0%
1928 0.192 +0.0%
1929 0.192 +0.0%
1930 0.192 +0.0%
1931 0.192 +0.0%
1932 0.192 +0.0%
1933 0.192 +0.0%
1934 0.192 +0.0%
1935 0.192 +0.0%
1936 0.192 +0.0%
1937 0.192 +0.0%
1938 0.192 +0.0%
1939 0.192 +0.0%
1940 0.192 +0.0%
1941 0.192 +0.0%
1942 0.192 +0.0%
1943 0.192 +0.0%
1944 0.192 +0.0%
1945 0.193 +0.5%
1946 0.195 +1.0%
1947 0.361 +85.1%
1948 0.361 +0.0%
1949 0.361 +0.0%
1950 0.361 +0.0%
1951 0.361 +0.0%
1952 0.361 +0.0%
1953 0.364 +0.8%
1954 0.361 -0.8%
1955 0.361 +0.0%
1956 0.361 +0.0%
1957 0.364 +0.8%
1958 0.338 -7.1%
1959 0.34 +0.6%
1960 0.493 +45.0%
1961 0.479 -2.8%
1962 0.474 -1.0%
1963 0.48 +1.3%
1964 0.3 -37.5%
1965 0.3 +0.0%
1966 0.3 +0.0%
1967 0.3 +0.0%
1968 0.2 -33.3%
1969 0.197 -1.5%
1970 0.072 -63.5%
1971 0.072 +0.0%
1972 0.072 +0.0%
1973 0.091 +26.4%
1974 0.107 +17.6%
1975 0.103 -3.7%
1976 0.103 +0.0%
1977 0.069 -33.0%
1978 0.062 -10.1%
1979 0.086 +38.7%
1980 0.092 +7.0%
1981 0.092 +0.0%
1982 0.092 +0.0%
1983 0.092 +0.0%
1984 0.092 +0.0%
1985 0.092 +0.0%
1986 0.092 +0.0%
1987 0.092 +0.0%
1988 0.092 +0.0%
1989 0.092 +0.0%
1990 0.187 +103.3%
1991 0.476 +154.5%
1992 0.42 -11.8%
1993 0.563 +34.0%
1994 0.563 +0.0%
1995 0.563 +0.0%
1996 0.579 +2.8%
1997 0.129 -77.7%
1998 0.231 +79.1%
1999 0.217 -6.1%
2000 0.217 +0.0%
2001 0.217 +0.0%
2002 0.217 +0.0%
2003 0.217 +0.0%
2004 0.217 +0.0%
2005 0.217 +0.0%
2006 0.217 +0.0%
2007 0.217 +0.0%
2008 0.217 +0.0%
2009 0.214 -1.4%
2010 0.214 +0.0%
2011 0.214 +0.0%
2012 0.214 +0.0%
2013 0.239 +11.7%
2014 0.239 +0.0%
2015 0.241 +0.8%
2016 0.24 -0.4%
2017 0.241 +0.4%
2018 0.259 +7.5%
2019 0.235 -9.3%
2020 0.286 +21.7%
2021 0.282 -1.4%
2022 0.284 +0.7%
2023 0.299 +5.3%
2024 0.289 -3.3%
2025 0.287 -0.7%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 0.287 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.446, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Congo's 0.287 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4325, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.192 0.192 0.192 7
1910s 0.192 0.192 0.192 10
1920s 0.192 0.192 0.192 10
1930s 0.192 0.192 0.192 10
1940s 0.2431 0.192 0.361 10
1950s 0.3572 0.338 0.364 10
1960s 0.3523 0.197 0.493 10
1970s 0.0837 0.062 0.107 10
1980s 0.092 0.092 0.092 10
1990s 0.3928 0.129 0.579 10
2000s 0.2167 0.214 0.217 10
2010s 0.2336 0.214 0.259 10
2020s 0.2878 0.282 0.299 6

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 135 Algeria 0.305 compare
  2. 136 Comoros 0.297 compare
  3. 137 Djibouti 0.294 compare
  4. 139 Libya 0.28 compare
  5. 140 Guinea 0.273 compare
  6. 141 Cameroon 0.27 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Congo?
Liberal political institutions index in Congo was 0.287 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.579 in 1996.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.062 in 1978.
How does Congo rank for liberal political institutions index?
Congo ranks 138th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.