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Democratic Republic of the Congo Electoral Democracy Index

0.306as of 2025Modelled-0.6% vs 2024

V-Dem electoral democracy (polyarchy) index on a 0-1 scale (higher is more democratic). Source: Our World in Data — Governance (CPI, V-Dem). Retrieved 19 Jun 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods · OWID
PeriodElectoral Democracy Index
20250.306
20240.308
20230.333
20220.336
20210.342
20200.347
20190.344
20180.306
20170.304
20160.305
20150.316
20140.318

Electoral Democracy Index across Africa

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CountryElectoral Democracy IndexPeriod
Nigeria0.5052025
Kenya0.5632025
South Africa0.7432025
Egypt0.1872025
Ghana0.7112025
Ethiopia0.2572025

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