V-Dem electoral democracy (polyarchy) index on a 0-1 scale (higher is more democratic). Source: Our World in Data — Governance (CPI, V-Dem). Retrieved 19 Jun 2026.
| Period | Electoral Democracy Index |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.497 |
| 2024 | 0.512 |
| 2023 | 0.525 |
| 2022 | 0.52 |
| 2021 | 0.421 |
| 2020 | 0.353 |
| 2019 | 0.358 |
| 2018 | 0.37 |
| 2017 | 0.36 |
| 2016 | 0.397 |
| 2015 | 0.458 |
| 2014 | 0.478 |
54 countries carry a recent electoral democracy score (V-Dem) figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
165 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Zambia, grouped by topic.