Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Universal right to vote in practice
Cameroon
2
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo
2
in 2025
Cameroon rank
1st
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Cameroon
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2 against 2 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Cameroon ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Cameroon, at 2 against 2 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Cameroon ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).