Democratic Republic of Congo vs Rwanda: Democracy Index

Democratic Republic of Congo

-3

in 2018

Rwanda

-3

in 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

131st

Rwanda rank

131st

Democracy Index over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Rwanda

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports -3 against -3 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 131st and Rwanda ranks 131st of 167 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Democracy Index
Source: Polity 5 (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from -10 to 10 (fully democratic).