Romania vs Zambia: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Romania
0.647
in 2025
Zambia
0.646
in 2025
Romania rank
16th
Zambia rank
18th
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Romania
- Zambia
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.647 against 0.646 in Zambia, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.273 | 0.137 | 0.136 | Romania |
| 1920s | 0.273 | 0.1478 | 0.1252 | Romania |
| 1930s | 0.267 | 0.1575 | 0.1095 | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.2473 | 0.1655 | 0.0818 | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.105 | 0.2214 | 0.1164 | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.0985 | 0.3628 | 0.2643 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.1112 | 0.4279 | 0.3167 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.135 | 0.4531 | 0.3181 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.5498 | 0.5662 | 0.0164 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.6089 | 0.5766 | 0.0323 | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.6515 | 0.5677 | 0.0838 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.6748 | 0.6237 | 0.0512 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Romania or Zambia?
- Romania, at 0.647 against 0.646 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Romania and Zambia?
- 0.001, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Zambia rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Romania ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 18th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.