Chad vs Zimbabwe: Democracy
Chad
3
in 2025
Zimbabwe
3
in 2025
Chad rank
116th
Zimbabwe rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Chad
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Chad currently reports 3 against 3 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Chad ranks 116th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.1 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 3 | 2.5 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 3 | 1.9 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 3 | 1.83 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Chad or Zimbabwe?
- Chad, at 3 against 3 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Chad and Zimbabwe?
- 0, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Zimbabwe?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Zimbabwe rank globally for democracy?
- Chad ranks 116th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).