Tanzania vs Zambia: Multi-party elections
Tanzania
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Tanzania rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 0.9 | 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, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Tanzania, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 0, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2025.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Tanzania 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.