Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Angola or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 0.135 against 0.129 in Angola as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zimbabwe?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Zimbabwe: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Angola

0.129

in 2025

Zimbabwe

0.135

in 2025

Angola rank

141st

Zimbabwe rank

139th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Angola
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.135 against 0.129 in Angola, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Angola ranks 141st and Zimbabwe ranks 139th of 175 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.012	0.0295	0.0175	Zimbabwe
1910s	0.012	0.03	0.018	Zimbabwe
1920s	0.012	0.0421	0.0301	Zimbabwe
1930s	0.0127	0.0486	0.0359	Zimbabwe
1940s	0.013	0.0495	0.0365	Zimbabwe
1950s	0.013	0.0558	0.0428	Zimbabwe
1960s	0.0133	0.0512	0.0379	Zimbabwe
1970s	0.0326	0.0463	0.0137	Zimbabwe
1980s	0.0482	0.2228	0.1746	Zimbabwe
1990s	0.0615	0.1996	0.1381	Zimbabwe
2000s	0.0619	0.1721	0.1102	Zimbabwe
2010s	0.1034	0.1827	0.0793	Zimbabwe
2020s	0.1265	0.1675	0.041	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Angola or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 0.135 against 0.129 in Angola as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Angola and Zimbabwe?: 0.006, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zimbabwe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Angola and Zimbabwe rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Angola ranks 141st and Zimbabwe ranks 139th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.