Ethiopia vs Zambia: Electoral democracy
Ethiopia
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
87th
Zambia rank
87th
Electoral democracy over time
- Ethiopia
- Zambia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
Across all 115 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 87th and Zambia ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Zambia |
| 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, Ethiopia or Zambia?
- Ethiopia, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 0, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Ethiopia 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.