Civil Rights Score in Congo
Congo: Civil Rights Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Congo, 2007–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil rights score in Congo stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Congo peaked at 3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2017.
That places Congo 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | — |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 50% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Congo's 2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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More social development data for Congo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62,500 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0096 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Congo?
- Civil rights score in Congo was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2017.
- How does Congo rank for civil rights score?
- Congo ranks 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.