Peru vs Zambia: Democracy
Peru
2
in 2018
Zambia
2
in 2018
Peru rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Peru
- Zambia
How they compare
Peru 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.
Peru ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Peru |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | Peru |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Peru or Zambia?
- Peru, at 2 against 2 in Zambia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Peru and Zambia?
- 0, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
- How do Peru and Zambia rank globally for democracy?
- Peru 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
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).