Democratic Republic of the Congo

Africa

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks #159 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 44.0/100.

Score

44.0

Universal category breakdown

Freedom of Movement

7.0B

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 7/10

Religion

6.0C+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 6/10

Economic Liberty

5.0C-

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 5/10

Privacy

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source

Assembly & Association

4.8D+

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.480 (0–1)

Free Expression

4.2D

RSF Press Freedom 2025 — Global score 42.3/100

RSF + Freedom HouseView source

Equal Protection

4.0D

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.402 (0–1)

Due Process

3.4F

WJP Rule of Law Index 2025 — Overall score 0.34/1 (x10 scale; blends Civil Justice + Criminal Justice + 6 other rule-of-law factors)

World Justice ProjectView source

Property Rights

2.6F

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 2.6/10

Political Participation

2.0F

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.200 (0–1)