Political rights score fh in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Political rights score fh was 4 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Political rights score fh in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2002β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 4 for political rights score fh in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 14 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2018.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.88 | 6 | 14 | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.1 | 3 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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More social development data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 503,732 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1.18 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.42 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.115 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.306 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.48 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.599 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Political rights score fh in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2006.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2018.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for political rights score fh?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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