Afghanistan vs Zambia: Multi-party elections for legislature

Afghanistan
1
in 2021
Zambia
1
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1931 it was Zambia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Zambia Difference Ahead
1930s 0 0 0 β€”
1940s 0.1 0 0.1 Afghanistan
1950s 0.2 0.9 0.7 Zambia
1960s 0.5 1 0.5 Zambia
1970s 1 1 0 β€”
1980s 1 1 0 β€”
1990s 1 1 0 β€”
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 1 0 β€”
2020s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher multi-party elections for legislature, Afghanistan or Zambia?
Afghanistan, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Afghanistan and Zambia?
0, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
Afghanistan 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 Multi-party elections for legislature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Multi-party elections for legislature
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,136 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.