What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Iran?

0.005, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Iran?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Iran: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.157

in 2025

Iran

0.152

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

132nd

Iran rank

135th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Iran

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.157 against 0.152 in Iran, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 132nd and Iran ranks 135th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.019	0.0189	0.0001	Democratic Republic of Congo
1910s	0.01	0.0286	0.0186	Iran
1920s	0.011	0.0328	0.0218	Iran
1930s	0.0111	0.039	0.0279	Iran
1940s	0.0142	0.0676	0.0534	Iran
1950s	0.0221	0.0896	0.0675	Iran
1960s	0.0866	0.1005	0.0139	Iran
1970s	0.0701	0.1123	0.0422	Iran
1980s	0.07	0.169	0.099	Iran
1990s	0.092	0.1761	0.0841	Iran
2000s	0.1524	0.186	0.0336	Iran
2010s	0.1867	0.1695	0.0172	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.1713	0.1527	0.0187	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Iran?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.157 against 0.152 in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Iran?: 0.005, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Iran?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Iran rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 132nd and Iran ranks 135th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.