Democratic change in Zambia
Zambia: Democratic change was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democratic change in Zambia, 1911–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democratic change in Zambia is 2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 113 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, democratic change in Zambia peaked at 2 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1969.
That places Zambia 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 113 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.125 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3261 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5273 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2981 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic change in Zambia?
- Democratic change in Zambia was 2 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic change recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1963.
- What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1969.
- How does Zambia rank for democratic change?
- Zambia ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.