Libya vs Zimbabwe: Democracy

Libya
1
in 2018
Zimbabwe
1
in 2018
Libya rank
98th
Zimbabwe rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Libya
  • Zimbabwe
00.20.40.60.81195119842018

How they compare

Libya currently reports 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 98th and Zimbabwe ranks 98th of 168 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 0 0.7 0.7 Zimbabwe
1990s 0 0.1 0.1 Zimbabwe
2000s 0 1 1 Zimbabwe
2010s 0.8889 1 0.1111 Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Libya or Zimbabwe?
Libya, at 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Libya and Zimbabwe?
0, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Zimbabwe?
39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Libya and Zimbabwe rank globally for democracy?
Libya ranks 98th and Zimbabwe ranks 98th of 168 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).