USSR vs Zambia: Democracy
USSR
1
in 1991
Zambia
2
in 2018
USSR rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- USSR
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 1.
That makes Zambia's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.
USSR ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 1 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, USSR averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | USSR | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | USSR |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, USSR or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2 against 1 in USSR as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between USSR and Zambia?
- 1, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Zambia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 1991.
- How do USSR and Zambia rank globally for democracy?
- USSR ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 1 groups.
- 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).