Congo vs Niger: Participatory Democracy Index

Congo
0.188
in 2025
Niger
0.189
in 2025
Congo rank
116th
Niger rank
115th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

  • Congo
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.189 against 0.188 in Congo, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 116th and Niger ranks 115th of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Participatory Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.