Namibia vs Zambia: Participatory Democracy Index
Namibia
0.349
in 2025
Zambia
0.348
in 2025
Namibia rank
71st
Zambia rank
73rd
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.349 against 0.348 in Zambia, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.
Namibia ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 73rd of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 8 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.031 | 0.036 | 0.005 | Zambia |
| 1920s | 0.0551 | 0.0399 | 0.0152 | Namibia |
| 1930s | 0.078 | 0.0444 | 0.0336 | Namibia |
| 1940s | 0.0784 | 0.047 | 0.0314 | Namibia |
| 1950s | 0.076 | 0.0654 | 0.0106 | Namibia |
| 1960s | 0.0768 | 0.136 | 0.0592 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.0798 | 0.149 | 0.0692 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0891 | 0.1483 | 0.0592 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.3848 | 0.283 | 0.1018 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.4104 | 0.3191 | 0.0913 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.4152 | 0.2887 | 0.1265 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.363 | 0.3267 | 0.0363 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Namibia or Zambia?
- Namibia, at 0.349 against 0.348 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0.001, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Namibia ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 73rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.