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Joseph Kabila

Joseph Kabila

Legacy

🌍Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rank #106
Score: 62
About Joseph Kabila

Joseph Kabila served as President of the DRC (2001–2019). He came to power during wartime and later oversaw a period of formal stabilization and electoral politics. His era included economic deals and reconstruction activities as well as criticisms about governance, resource management, and allegations of elite corruption. Kabila remains an influential political actor and elder statesman in Congolese politics.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
~0.463 → 0.4776/10
Source: UNDP Human Development Report (DRC) (2022)
GDP per capita
~$550 → (historical variations)6/10
Source: World Bank — GDP per capita (DRC) (2022)
Gini coefficient
~424/10
Source: World Bank — GINI index (DRC) (2021)
Employment rate
~informal economy dominant; employment ratio low3/5
Source: https://ilostat.ilo.org (2026)
Freedom index
Reported constraints on media & institutions during/after Kabila era2/10
Source: Freedom House — DRC reports (2023)
Corruption index
CPI low (historical concerns)3/5
Source: Transparency International — CPI (DRC) (2023)

Derived Criminal Score
Several public allegations & investigations linked to elite corruption; no widely reported final convictions against Kabila personally in public court records18/20
Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ (search: Kabila corruption) (2026)