Brazil vs Zambia: Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Brazil
0.423
in 2025
Zambia
0.428
in 2025
Brazil rank
97th
Zambia rank
96th
Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Brazil
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.428 against 0.423 in Brazil, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 97th and Zambia ranks 96th of 176 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.781 | 0.032 | 0.749 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.781 | 0.0458 | 0.7352 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.711 | 0.052 | 0.659 | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.7052 | 0.052 | 0.6532 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.72 | 0.0417 | 0.6783 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.7052 | 0.1162 | 0.589 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.696 | 0.1941 | 0.5019 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.6848 | 0.21 | 0.4748 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.5428 | 0.5243 | 0.0185 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.5118 | 0.3056 | 0.2062 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.5136 | 0.3328 | 0.1808 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.4908 | 0.3955 | 0.0953 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index, Brazil or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.428 against 0.423 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index between Brazil and Zambia?
- 0.005, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Zambia rank globally for political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index?
- Brazil ranks 97th and Zambia ranks 96th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral 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 to which a country is affected by political corruption.