Italy vs Zambia: Universal right to vote in practice
Italy
2
in 2025
Zambia
2
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Italy
- Zambia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2 against 2 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.7778 | 0 | 0.7778 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Italy |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Italy |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Italy |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Italy |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Italy or Zambia?
- Italy, at 2 against 2 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Italy and Zambia?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Zambia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Italy ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).