East Timor vs Zambia: Democracy
East Timor
6
in 2025
Zambia
6
in 2025
East Timor rank
78th
Zambia rank
78th
Democracy over time
- East Timor
- Zambia
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 6 against 6 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.
East Timor ranks 78th and Zambia ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Zambia |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zambia |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zambia |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 5.4 | 6 | 0.6 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 6 | 4.8 | 1.2 | East Timor |
| 2020s | 6 | 5.5 | 0.5 | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, East Timor or Zambia?
- East Timor, at 6 against 6 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between East Timor and Zambia?
- 0, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Zambia rank globally for democracy?
- East Timor ranks 78th and Zambia ranks 78th 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).