Democratic Republic of Congo vs Rwanda: Electoral democracy
Democratic Republic of Congo
1
in 2025
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
87th
Rwanda rank
87th
Electoral democracy over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Rwanda
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Rwanda ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Rwanda |
| 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 Rwanda?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?
- 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 87th and Rwanda 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.