Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zambia: Electoral democracy

Democratic Republic of Congo
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
87th
Zambia rank
87th

Electoral democracy over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Zambia
00.511.52190019622025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 87th and Zambia ranks 87th of 176 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Zambia 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 0.6 0.1 Zambia
1970s 0 1 1 Zambia
1980s 0.2 1 0.8 Zambia
1990s 0.5 1 0.5 Zambia
2000s 0.4 1.3 0.9 Zambia
2010s 1 1.3 0.3 Zambia
2020s 1 1.5 0.5 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Democratic Republic of Congo or Zambia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?
0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?
111 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia rank globally for electoral democracy?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 87th and Zambia 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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.