Democracy in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Democracy was 3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Democracy in Central African Republic, 1920–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 3 for democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 103 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Central African Republic peaked at 3 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1920.
That places Central African Republic 94th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Central African Republic
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1622 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8218 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.51 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4071 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.888 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 179.37 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Central African Republic?
- Democracy in Central African Republic was 3 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1960.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1920.
- How does Central African Republic rank for democracy?
- Central African Republic ranks 94th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.