Egypt vs Zimbabwe: Democracy
Egypt
1
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1
in 2025
Egypt rank
87th
Zimbabwe rank
87th
Democracy over time
- Egypt
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Egypt ranks 87th and Zimbabwe ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.7778 | 1 | 0.2222 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Egypt or Zimbabwe?
- Egypt, at 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Egypt and Zimbabwe?
- 0, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zimbabwe?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Zimbabwe rank globally for democracy?
- Egypt ranks 87th and Zimbabwe ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.