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Democracy in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 175 countries
All-time high
2
in 1955
All-time low
0
in 1965
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Democracy in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1900–2025

00.511.52190019622025

Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 1 for democracy in 2025.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 2 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1965.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 90th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Democracy in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 1 —
1901 1 +0.0%
1902 1 +0.0%
1903 1 +0.0%
1904 1 +0.0%
1905 1 +0.0%
1906 1 +0.0%
1907 1 +0.0%
1908 1 +0.0%
1909 1 +0.0%
1910 1 +0.0%
1911 1 +0.0%
1912 1 +0.0%
1913 1 +0.0%
1914 1 +0.0%
1915 1 +0.0%
1916 1 +0.0%
1917 1 +0.0%
1918 1 +0.0%
1919 1 +0.0%
1920 1 +0.0%
1921 1 +0.0%
1922 1 +0.0%
1923 1 +0.0%
1924 1 +0.0%
1925 1 +0.0%
1926 1 +0.0%
1927 1 +0.0%
1928 1 +0.0%
1929 1 +0.0%
1930 1 +0.0%
1931 1 +0.0%
1932 1 +0.0%
1933 1 +0.0%
1934 1 +0.0%
1935 1 +0.0%
1936 1 +0.0%
1937 1 +0.0%
1938 1 +0.0%
1939 1 +0.0%
1940 1 +0.0%
1941 1 +0.0%
1942 1 +0.0%
1943 1 +0.0%
1944 1 +0.0%
1945 1 +0.0%
1946 1 +0.0%
1947 1 +0.0%
1948 1 +0.0%
1949 1 +0.0%
1950 1 +0.0%
1951 1 +0.0%
1952 1 +0.0%
1953 1 +0.0%
1954 1 +0.0%
1955 2 +100.0%
1956 2 +0.0%
1957 2 +0.0%
1958 2 +0.0%
1959 2 +0.0%
1960 2 +0.0%
1961 2 +0.0%
1962 1 -50.0%
1963 1 +0.0%
1964 1 +0.0%
1965 0 -100.0%
1966 0 —
1967 1 —
1968 1 +0.0%
1969 1 +0.0%
1970 1 +0.0%
1971 1 +0.0%
1972 1 +0.0%
1973 1 +0.0%
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 2 +100.0%
1999 2 +0.0%
2000 2 +0.0%
2001 2 +0.0%
2002 2 +0.0%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 2 +0.0%
2005 2 +0.0%
2006 2 +0.0%
2007 2 +0.0%
2008 1 -50.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%
2024 1 +0.0%
2025 1 +0.0%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 1 1 1 10
1910s 1 1 1 10
1920s 1 1 1 10
1930s 1 1 1 10
1940s 1 1 1 10
1950s 1.5 1 2 10
1960s 1 0 2 10
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1.2 1 2 10
2000s 1.8 1 2 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

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  17. 90 Eritrea 1 compare
  18. 90 Eswatini 1 compare
  19. 90 Ethiopia 1 compare
  20. 90 Gabon 1 compare
  21. 90 Iran 1 compare
  22. 90 Iraq 1 compare
  23. 90 Jordan 1 compare
  24. 90 Kazakhstan 1 compare
  25. 90 Laos 1 compare
  26. 90 Lebanon 1 compare
  27. 90 Malaysia 1 compare
  28. 90 Mongolia 1 compare
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  31. 90 North Korea 1 compare
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  42. 90 South Sudan 1 compare
  43. 90 Sudan 1 compare
  44. 90 Syria 1 compare
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  47. 90 Turkey 1 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democracy in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1955.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1965.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for democracy?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 90th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Democracy
Source
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
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Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).