Effective Power to Govern Score in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Effective Power to Govern Score was 2 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Effective Power to Govern Score in Zimbabwe, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 2 for effective power to govern score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Zimbabwe peaked at 3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2007.
That places Zimbabwe 81st out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2007 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3, 67% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 67% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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- 81 Tunisia 2 compare
- 81 Uzbekistan 2 compare
- 81 Venezuela 2 compare
- 81 Vietnam 2 compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective power to govern score in Zimbabwe?
- Effective power to govern score in Zimbabwe was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2007.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for effective power to govern score?
- Zimbabwe ranks 81st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.