Russia vs Zimbabwe: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Russia
0.13
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.135
in 2025
Russia rank
140th
Zimbabwe rank
139th
Egalitarian Democracy Index over time
- Russia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.135 against 0.13 in Russia, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 140th and Zimbabwe ranks 139th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 12 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.043 | 0.0295 | 0.0135 | Russia |
| 1910s | 0.0726 | 0.03 | 0.0426 | Russia |
| 1920s | 0.1822 | 0.0421 | 0.1401 | Russia |
| 1930s | 0.1875 | 0.0486 | 0.1389 | Russia |
| 1940s | 0.1875 | 0.0495 | 0.138 | Russia |
| 1950s | 0.2142 | 0.0558 | 0.1584 | Russia |
| 1960s | 0.2195 | 0.0512 | 0.1683 | Russia |
| 1970s | 0.2232 | 0.0463 | 0.1769 | Russia |
| 1980s | 0.2246 | 0.2228 | 0.0018 | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.3045 | 0.1996 | 0.1049 | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.2456 | 0.1721 | 0.0735 | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.2099 | 0.1827 | 0.0272 | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.1565 | 0.1675 | 0.011 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Russia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.135 against 0.13 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Russia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.005, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Zimbabwe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Zimbabwe rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?
- Russia ranks 140th 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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About this data
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.