France vs Zambia: Democracy

France
2
in 2018
Zambia
2
in 2018
France rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • France
  • Zambia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.83 1 0.8333 France
1970s 2 0.2 1.8 France
1980s 2 0 2 France
1990s 2 1.4 0.6 France
2000s 2 1.2 0.8 France
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, France or Zambia?
France, at 2 against 2 in Zambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between France and Zambia?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
How do France and Zambia rank globally for democracy?
France 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).