Australia vs Zambia: Democracy

Australia
2
in 2018
Zambia
2
in 2018
Australia rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Australia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 2 against 2 in Zambia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 2 1 1 Australia
1970s 2 0.2 1.8 Australia
1980s 2 0 2 Australia
1990s 2 1.4 0.6 Australia
2000s 2 1.2 0.8 Australia
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Australia or Zambia?
Australia, at 2 against 2 in Zambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Australia and Zambia?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
How do Australia and Zambia rank globally for democracy?
Australia ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).