East Timor vs Zambia: Democracy
East Timor
2
in 2018
Zambia
2
in 2018
East Timor rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- East Timor
- Zambia
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 2 against 2 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2002 it was East Timor ahead.
East Timor ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 1.25 | 0.75 | East Timor |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, East Timor or Zambia?
- East Timor, at 2 against 2 in Zambia as of 2018.
- 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?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do East Timor and Zambia rank globally for democracy?
- East Timor 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).