Saint Lucia vs Zambia: Electoral democracy

Saint Lucia
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Saint Lucia rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Saint Lucia
  • Zambia
00.20.40.60.81191119682025

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Zambia ahead.

Saint Lucia ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Lucia Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0.3 0 0.3 Saint Lucia
1970s 1 0 1 Saint Lucia
1980s 1 0 1 Saint Lucia
1990s 1 0.9 0.1 Saint Lucia
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 0.6 0.4 Saint Lucia
2020s 1 0.8333 0.1667 Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Saint Lucia or Zambia?
Saint Lucia, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Saint Lucia and Zambia?
0, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Zambia?
75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
How do Saint Lucia and Zambia rank globally for electoral democracy?
Saint Lucia 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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).