Revised Combined Polity Score in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Revised Combined Polity Score was 5 in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 51 countries
All-time high
5
in 2006
All-time low
-9
in 1965
Years of data
52
1960–2011

Revised Combined Polity Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1960–2011

-10-505196019852011

Source: Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 5 for revised combined polity score in 2011. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

Over the whole period, revised combined polity score in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 5 in 2006 and was at its lowest, -9, in 1965.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 20th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Revised Combined Polity Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Revised Combined Polity Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1960 to 2011.
Year Value Change
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 -3
1964 -6 +100.0%
1965 -9 +50.0%
1966 -9 -0.0%
1967 -9 -0.0%
1968 -9 -0.0%
1969 -9 -0.0%
1970 -9 -0.0%
1971 -9 -0.0%
1972 -9 -0.0%
1973 -9 -0.0%
1974 -9 -0.0%
1975 -9 -0.0%
1976 -9 -0.0%
1977 -9 -0.0%
1978 -9 -0.0%
1979 -9 -0.0%
1980 -9 -0.0%
1981 -9 -0.0%
1982 -9 -0.0%
1983 -9 -0.0%
1984 -9 -0.0%
1985 -9 -0.0%
1986 -9 -0.0%
1987 -9 -0.0%
1988 -9 -0.0%
1989 -9 -0.0%
1990 -8 -11.1%
1991 -8 -0.0%
1992 0 -100.0%
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 1
2004 3 +200.0%
2005 4 +33.3%
2006 5 +25.0%
2007 5 +0.0%
2008 5 +0.0%
2009 5 +0.0%
2010 5 +0.0%
2011 5 +0.0%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 5 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5, 10.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -5.4 -9 0 10
1970s -9 -9 -9 10
1980s -9 -9 -9 10
1990s -1.6 -8 0 10
2000s 2.8 0 5 10
2010s 5 5 5 2

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 20 Guinea 5 compare
  2. 20 Mozambique 5 compare
  3. 23 Nigeria 4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is revised combined polity score in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Revised combined polity score in Democratic Republic of Congo was 5 in 2011, according to Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and.
What is the highest revised combined polity score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 5 in 2006.
What is the lowest revised combined polity score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was -9 in 1965.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for revised combined polity score?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and, published as part of Revised Combined Polity Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Revised Combined Polity Score
Source
Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 2,425 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Revised Combined Polity Score is a modified version of the POLITY variable added in order to facilitate the use of the POLITY regime measure in time-series analyses.