Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nicaragua: Electoral democracy
Democratic Republic of Congo
1
in 2025
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
87th
Nicaragua rank
87th
Electoral democracy over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.
Across all 121 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.8889 | 0.8889 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nicaragua?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1 against 1 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nicaragua?
- 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nicaragua?
- 121 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nicaragua rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.