Marshall Islands vs Zambia: Electoral democracy
Marshall Islands
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Marshall Islands
- Zambia
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.8333 | 0.1667 | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Marshall Islands or Zambia?
- Marshall Islands, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Marshall Islands and Zambia?
- 0, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Zambia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Marshall Islands 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).