Central African Republic vs Sudan

Central African Republic vs Sudan: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.29 of 1 in Central African Republic and 0.13 of 1 in Sudan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Central African Republic, by 0.16 of 1, or 2.25 times that in Sudan.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Central African Republic vs Sudan: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.29 of 1 in Central African Republic and 0.13 of 1 in Sudan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Central African Republic, by 0.16 of 1, or 2.25 times that in Sudan.
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What the numbers say

  • Central African Republic has been higher since 1989, when it overtook Sudan.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearCentral African RepublicSudanWorld
20250.290.130.48
20240.30.140.49
20230.30.140.49
20220.330.160.5
20210.340.160.5
20200.370.170.51
20190.380.190.52
20180.410.230.52
20170.40.230.52
20160.40.220.52
20150.280.220.52
20140.280.210.52
20130.270.210.52
20120.320.210.53
20110.320.210.53
20100.340.210.52
20090.340.20.52
20080.340.20.52
20070.340.20.52
20060.340.20.52
20050.290.20.52
20040.220.180.51
20030.250.170.51
20020.340.170.5
20010.340.170.49
20000.340.130.49
19990.350.150.49
19980.350.150.49
19970.350.150.49
19960.350.140.48
19950.350.090.47
19940.350.090.47
19930.350.090.46
19920.290.090.44
19910.250.090.42
19900.220.090.41
19890.20.170.36
19880.20.370.36
19870.180.370.35
19860.120.330.34
19850.110.210.34
19840.110.20.33
19830.110.180.32
19820.110.160.32
19810.190.180.32
19800.170.170.32
19790.090.180.31
19780.090.180.3
19770.090.160.3
19760.090.160.29
19750.090.160.29
19740.090.150.29
19730.090.150.29
19720.090.150.29
19710.090.110.29
19700.090.10.29
19690.090.10.29
19680.090.230.3
19670.090.210.29
19660.090.210.29
19650.180.210.3
19640.180.110.3
19630.220.070.3
19620.260.070.29
19610.260.070.29
19600.220.070.28
19590.220.080.27
19580.220.260.27
19570.210.290.27
19560.150.290.26
19550.140.240.25
19540.140.230.25
19530.140.170.24
19520.140.110.24
19510.130.110.24
19500.130.110.23
19490.110.110.22
19480.110.060.22
19470.110.060.21
19460.060.060.19
19450.030.060.16
19440.030.060.14
19430.030.060.14
19420.030.060.14
19410.030.060.15
19400.030.060.15
19390.030.060.17
19380.030.060.17
19370.030.060.17
19360.030.060.17
19350.030.060.17
19340.030.060.18
19330.030.060.18
19320.030.060.19
19310.030.060.18
19300.030.060.18
19290.030.060.19
19280.030.060.19
19270.030.060.19
19260.030.060.19
19250.030.060.19
19240.030.060.19
19230.030.060.19
19220.030.060.19
19210.030.060.19
19200.030.060.18
1919–0.050.16
1918–0.050.15
1917–0.050.15
1916–0.050.15
1915–0.050.15
1914–0.050.15
1913–0.050.15
1912–0.050.15
1911–0.050.15
1910–0.050.15
1909–0.050.15
1908–0.050.15
1907–0.050.15
1906–0.050.15
1905–0.050.15
1904–0.050.14
1903–0.050.14
1902–0.050.15
1901–0.050.14
1900–0.050.14
1899––0.22
1898––0.22
1897––0.22
1896––0.22
1895––0.22
1894––0.21
1893––0.21
1892––0.21
1891––0.2
1890––0.2
1889––0.2
1888––0.2
1887––0.2
1886––0.19
1885––0.19
1884–0.150.2
1883–0.150.19
1882–0.070.19
1881–0.070.19
1880–0.070.19
1879–0.070.19
1878–0.040.18
1877–0.040.18
1876–0.040.19
1875–0.040.18
1874–0.040.18
1873–0.040.18
1872–0.040.18
1871–0.040.18
1870–0.040.18
1869–0.040.17
1868–0.040.17
1867–0.040.17
1866–0.040.16
1865–0.040.16
1864–0.040.16
1863–0.040.16
1862–0.030.16
1861–0.030.15
1860–0.030.15
1859–0.030.14
1858–0.030.14
1857–0.030.14
1856–0.030.13
1855–0.030.13
1854–0.030.13
1853–0.030.13
1852–0.030.13
1851–0.030.13
1850–0.030.13
1849–0.030.15
1848–0.030.13
1847–0.030.11
1846–0.030.11
1845–0.030.11
1844–0.030.11
1843–0.030.1
1842–0.030.1
1841–0.030.1
1840–0.030.1
1839–0.030.1
1838–0.030.09
1837–0.030.09
1836–0.030.1
1835–0.030.09
1834–0.030.09
1833–0.030.09
1832–0.030.09
1831–0.030.09
1830–0.030.09
1829–0.030.08
1828–0.030.08
1827–0.030.09
1826–0.030.08
1825–0.030.08
1824–0.030.08
1823–0.030.08
1822–0.030.08
1821–0.030.07
1820––0.07
1819––0.06
1818––0.06
1817––0.06
1816––0.06
1815––0.06
1814––0.05
1813––0.05
1812––0.06
1811––0.06
1810––0.06
1809––0.05
1808––0.05
1807––0.05
1806––0.05
1805––0.05
1804––0.05
1803––0.05
1802––0.05
1801––0.05
1800––0.05
1799––0.05
1798––0.06
1797––0.05
1796––0.05
1795––0.05
1794––0.05
1793––0.05
1792––0.05
1791––0.05
1790––0.05
1789––0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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