Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Universal right to vote in practice
Zambia
2
in 2025
Zimbabwe
2
in 2025
Zambia rank
1st
Zimbabwe rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2 against 2 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Zambia ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Zambia |
| 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, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zambia, at 2 against 2 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 0, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Zambia ranks 1st and Zimbabwe 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).