Italy vs Zambia: Free and fair elections
Italy
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Italy
- Zambia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1926 it was Zambia ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Italy |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Italy |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Italy |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Italy |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Italy |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.8333 | 0.1667 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Italy or Zambia?
- Italy, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Italy and Zambia?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Zambia?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Zambia rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Italy ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.