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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Estonia: Direct Democracy Index

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.033
in 2025
Estonia
0.038
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
86th
Estonia rank
85th

Direct Democracy Index over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Estonia
00.10.20.3190019622025

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.038 against 0.033 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.005.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Estonia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 86th and Estonia ranks 85th of 175 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Direct Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.