Argentina vs Zambia: Electoral democracy
Argentina
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Argentina
- Zambia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.
Argentina ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Argentina |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Argentina |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Argentina |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Argentina |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.8333 | 0.1667 | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Argentina or Zambia?
- Argentina, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Argentina and Zambia?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Zambia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Argentina ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).