Congo - Kinshasa vs Saudi Arabia

Congo - Kinshasa vs Saudi Arabia: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.42 of 1 in Congo - Kinshasa and 0.18 of 1 in Saudi Arabia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 0.24 of 1, or 2.36 times that in Saudi Arabia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Congo - Kinshasa vs Saudi Arabia: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.42 of 1 in Congo - Kinshasa and 0.18 of 1 in Saudi Arabia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 0.24 of 1, or 2.36 times that in Saudi Arabia.
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What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 1990, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
  • In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 135 and Saudi Arabia ranked 165 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearCongo - KinshasaSaudi ArabiaWorld
20250.420.180.65
20240.40.170.65
20230.460.160.66
20220.510.160.66
20210.510.150.67
20200.490.150.67
20190.530.160.68
20180.40.140.68
20170.370.160.68
20160.40.170.68
20150.420.170.69
20140.430.170.69
20130.420.170.7
20120.420.170.7
20110.420.170.7
20100.430.170.7
20090.410.160.69
20080.380.160.69
20070.380.160.69
20060.380.160.69
20050.380.160.69
20040.370.150.69
20030.340.150.69
20020.320.150.68
20010.310.150.68
20000.30.170.67
19990.290.170.66
19980.270.170.65
19970.180.170.65
19960.230.170.65
19950.220.170.65
19940.210.170.64
19930.210.170.63
19920.210.170.62
19910.210.170.6
19900.180.160.57
19890.120.160.51
19880.120.160.5
19870.110.160.5
19860.110.160.49
19850.110.160.48
19840.110.160.47
19830.110.160.47
19820.110.160.46
19810.110.160.46
19800.110.160.46
19790.110.130.45
19780.110.120.44
19770.110.120.44
19760.110.120.44
19750.110.120.44
19740.110.130.43
19730.110.130.43
19720.110.130.44
19710.110.130.44
19700.10.130.44
19690.110.130.44
19680.110.130.45
19670.110.130.45
19660.140.130.46
19650.20.130.46
19640.230.130.46
19630.230.130.46
19620.230.120.46
19610.230.120.46
19600.210.120.46
19590.070.120.44
19580.060.120.44
19570.050.120.43
19560.050.120.43
19550.050.120.43
19540.030.120.43
19530.030.110.43
19520.030.110.43
19510.030.10.43
19500.030.10.42
19490.040.10.42
19480.040.10.42
19470.040.10.42
19460.040.10.42
19450.030.10.38
19440.030.10.35
19430.030.10.35
19420.030.10.35
19410.030.10.35
19400.030.10.36
19390.030.10.38
19380.030.10.39
19370.030.10.39
19360.030.10.39
19350.030.10.4
19340.030.10.4
19330.030.10.4
19320.030.090.41
19310.030.090.41
19300.030.090.41
19290.030.090.41
19280.030.060.41
19270.030.060.41
19260.030.060.41
19250.030.060.41
19240.030.060.42
19230.030.060.41
19220.030.060.42
19210.030.060.42
19200.030.060.42
19190.040.060.41
19180.040.060.4
19170.040.060.39
19160.040.060.39
19150.040.060.4
19140.040.060.4
19130.040.060.41
19120.040.060.41
19110.040.060.41
19100.040.060.41
19090.040.060.41
19080.060.060.41
19070.060.060.41
19060.060.060.41
19050.060.060.41
19040.060.060.41
19030.060.060.41
19020.060.070.41
19010.060.070.41
19000.060.070.41
1899–0.070.47
1898–0.070.47
1897–0.070.46
1896–0.070.47
1895–0.070.46
1894–0.070.46
1893–0.070.46
1892–0.070.45
1891–0.070.45
1890–0.070.45
1889–0.070.45
1888–0.070.45
1887–0.070.45
1886–0.070.44
1885–0.070.44
1884–0.070.44
1883–0.070.44
1882–0.070.44
1881–0.070.44
1880–0.070.44
1879–0.070.45
1878–0.070.45
1877–0.070.44
1876–0.070.45
1875–0.070.45
1874–0.070.45
1873–0.070.45
1872–0.070.44
1871–0.070.45
1870–0.070.44
1869–0.070.44
1868–0.070.43
1867–0.070.44
1866–0.070.43
1865–0.070.43
1864–0.070.42
1863–0.070.43
1862–0.070.43
1861–0.070.42
1860–0.070.41
1859–0.070.4
1858–0.070.4
1857–0.070.4
1856–0.070.4
1855–0.070.4
1854–0.070.4
1853–0.070.4
1852–0.070.39
1851–0.070.39
1850–0.070.39
1849–0.070.41
1848–0.070.4
1847–0.070.38
1846–0.070.38
1845–0.070.37
1844–0.070.37
1843–0.070.37
1842–0.070.37
1841–0.070.37
1840–0.070.36
1839–0.070.36
1838–0.070.36
1837–0.070.36
1836–0.070.36
1835–0.070.36
1834–0.070.35
1833–0.070.35
1832–0.070.35
1831–0.070.35
1830–0.070.35
1829–0.070.35
1828–0.070.35
1827–0.070.35
1826–0.070.35
1825–0.070.35
1824–0.070.34
1823–0.070.35
1822–0.070.34
1821–0.170.34
1820–0.170.33
1819–0.170.32
1818–0.10.31
1817–0.10.31
1816–0.10.32
1815–0.10.32
1814–0.10.3
1813–0.10.29
1812–0.10.28
1811–0.10.28
1810–0.10.29
1809–0.10.29
1808–0.10.28
1807–0.10.28
1806–0.10.27
1805–0.10.27
1804–0.10.27
1803–0.10.27
1802–0.10.27
1801–0.10.27
1800–0.10.27
1799–0.10.28
1798–0.10.27
1797–0.10.27
1796–0.10.27
1795–0.10.27
1794–0.10.27
1793–0.10.27
1792–0.10.27
1791–0.10.27
1790–0.10.27
1789–0.10.27

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, 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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