Namibia vs Zambia: Multi-party elections
Namibia
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 95 shared years of data; in 1926 it was Zambia ahead.
Namibia ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Namibia |
| 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, Namibia or Zambia?
- Namibia, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 95 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Namibia 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.