Tanzania vs Zimbabwe: Democracy
Tanzania
3
in 2025
Zimbabwe
3
in 2025
Tanzania rank
116th
Zimbabwe rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Tanzania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 3 against 3 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Tanzania ranks 116th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.6 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 2.9 | 0.1 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Tanzania or Zimbabwe?
- Tanzania, at 3 against 3 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
- 0, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Tanzania and Zimbabwe rank globally for democracy?
- Tanzania ranks 116th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).