Congo vs Zambia: Electoral democracy
Congo
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Congo rank
87th
Zambia rank
87th
Electoral democracy over time
- Congo
- Zambia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.
Congo ranks 87th and Zambia ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 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, Congo or Zambia?
- Congo, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Congo and Zambia?
- 0, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Congo 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.