Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Multi-party elections
Burkina Faso
1
in 2022
Zambia
1
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zambia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Zambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3333 | 0.6667 | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
- Burkina Faso, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Burkina Faso 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.