Democratic Republic of Congo vs Gabon: Varieties of democracy

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.306

in 2025

Gabon

0.302

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

113th

Gabon rank

114th

Varieties of democracy over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Gabon

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.306 against 0.302 in Gabon, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Gabon ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 113th and Gabon ranks 114th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Varieties of democracy in Democratic Republic of Congo
Varieties of democracy in Gabon
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.