United States vs Zambia: Electoral democracy
United States
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
United States rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- United States
- Zambia
How they compare
United States 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.
United States ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | United States |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | United States |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | United States |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.8333 | 0.1667 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, United States or Zambia?
- United States, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between United States and Zambia?
- 0, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do United States and Zambia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- United States 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).