Albania vs Zambia: Democracy
Albania
4
in 2025
Zambia
4
in 2025
Albania rank
87th
Zambia rank
87th
Democracy over time
- Albania
- Zambia
How they compare
Albania currently reports 4 against 4 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Zambia ahead.
Albania ranks 87th and Zambia ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2.4 | 0 | 2.4 | Albania |
| 1930s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Albania |
| 1940s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Albania |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Albania |
| 1960s | 1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 2.8 | 3.7 | 0.9 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | Albania |
| 2020s | 4.83 | 4.17 | 0.6667 | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Albania or Zambia?
- Albania, at 4 against 4 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Albania and Zambia?
- 0, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Zambia?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Zambia rank globally for democracy?
- Albania ranks 87th and Zambia ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.