Which has higher liberal democracy index, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.115 against 0.114 in Cameroon as of 2025.

What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.001, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Liberal Democracy Index

Cameroon

0.114

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.115

in 2025

Cameroon rank

134th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

131st

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Cameroon
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.115 against 0.114 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Cameroon ranks 134th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 131st of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0706	0.0907	0.0201	Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s	0.0704	0.0312	0.0392	Cameroon
1980s	0.095	0.0335	0.0615	Cameroon
1990s	0.143	0.041	0.102	Cameroon
2000s	0.1554	0.101	0.0544	Cameroon
2010s	0.1428	0.1302	0.0126	Cameroon
2020s	0.124	0.1338	0.0098	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.115 against 0.114 in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.001, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Cameroon ranks 134th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 131st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.