Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea 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.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | 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 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.8333 | 0.1667 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 198 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).