Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Multi-party elections
Sierra Leone
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zambia
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.75 | 0.25 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | Zambia |
| 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, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
- Sierra Leone, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 0, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Sierra Leone 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.