Italy vs Zambia: Elite Consultations Score

Italy
1.76
in 2025
Zambia
1.78
in 2025
Italy rank
32nd
Zambia rank
31st

Elite Consultations Score over time

  • Italy
  • Zambia
-2024181519202025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1.78 against 1.76 in Italy, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 31st of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 10 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Zambia Difference Ahead
1910s 0.6777 -0.105 0.7827 Italy
1920s -0.4641 -0.105 0.3591 Zambia
1930s -1.01 -0.105 0.904 Zambia
1940s 0.6442 -0.105 0.7492 Italy
1950s 2.56 -0.105 2.66 Italy
1960s 2.94 0.1524 2.79 Italy
1970s 3.47 -0.082 3.56 Italy
1980s 3.76 -0.256 4.02 Italy
1990s 3.14 0.978 2.16 Italy
2000s 2.56 1.78 0.7852 Italy
2010s 2.51 0.7747 1.74 Italy
2020s 2.24 1.62 0.618 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elite consultations score, Italy or Zambia?
Zambia, at 1.78 against 1.76 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in elite consultations score between Italy and Zambia?
0.02, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Zambia?
115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do Italy and Zambia rank globally for elite consultations score?
Italy ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 31st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Elite Consultations Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,403 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.