United States vs Zambia: Multi-party elections
United States
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
United States rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- United States
- Zambia
How they compare
United States currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1926 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | United States |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | United States |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | United States |
| 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, United States or Zambia?
- United States, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between United States and Zambia?
- 0, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Zambia?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2025.
- How do United States and Zambia rank globally for multi-party elections?
- United States 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.