Political rights rating fh in Congo
Congo: Political rights rating fh was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 198 countries
All-time high
7
in 1972
All-time low
3
in 1992
Years of data
53
1972–2025
Political rights rating fh in Congo, 1972–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating fh in Congo is 7, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh in Congo peaked at 7 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1992.
Congo ranks 1st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| 1990s | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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More social development data for Congo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 62,500 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 13,134 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.326 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.115 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.243 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.433 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.373 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.188 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.243 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh in Congo?
- Political rights rating fh in Congo was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1972.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1992.
- How does Congo rank for political rights rating fh?
- Congo ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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