Democratic Republic of Congo vs United States: Universal right to vote in practice
Democratic Republic of Congo
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- United States
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 149 shared years of data; in 1877 it was United States ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | United States |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | United States |
| 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, Democratic Republic of Congo or United States?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Democratic Republic of Congo and United States?
- 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and United States?
- 149 years are reported by both, from 1877 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and United States rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and United States 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).