Cameroon vs Zambia: Electoral democracy
Cameroon
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Cameroon rank
87th
Zambia rank
87th
Electoral democracy over time
- Cameroon
- Zambia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 87th and Zambia ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Cameroon or Zambia?
- Cameroon, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Cameroon and Zambia?
- 0, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Zambia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Cameroon ranks 87th and Zambia ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.