IndicatorZMBZambiaSub-Saharan Africa
Governance
Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.77rank #65Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Control of Corruption0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)38.9rank #124Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.41rank #65Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.27rank #89Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.78rank #57Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Government Effectiveness0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)44.4rank #136Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Human rights index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.77rank #65Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Military spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)1.3%rank #97Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.35rank #68Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)64.6rank #120Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Regulatory Quality0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)47.7rank #130Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of Law0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)50.5rank #135Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of law index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.65rank #67Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem electoral democracy0-1Our World in Data0.5rank #75Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem liberal democracy0-1Our World in Data0.38rank #78Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Voice & Accountability0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)52.1rank #117Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women in parliament% seatsWorld Bank (WDI)15%rank #135Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.79rank #64Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Economy
Agricultural employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)54.5%rank #17Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)4.1%rank #96Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Annual working hours per workerhoursOur World in Data2,199.6rank #27Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Capital stock per worker2017 US$ per workerPenn World Table54,370.7rank #129Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Current account balance% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)-5.5%rank #108Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Employment-to-population ratio%ILOSTAT58.3%rank #87Data 2026 · Status unspecified
External debt stocks% GNIWorld Bank (WDI)114.2%rank #105Data 2024 · Status unspecified
FDI net inflows% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)4.5%rank #42Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDPcurrent US$World Bank (WDI)28.88Brank #115Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP growth%World Bank (WDI)3.8%rank #78Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita (nominal)current US$World Bank (WDI)1,317.9rank #165Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $World Bank (WDI)3,742.3rank #160Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GNI per capita (PPP)2021 intl $UNDP (HDRO)3,446.7rank #165Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Government expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)25.1%rank #72Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Gross capital formation% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)23.8%rank #73Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Gross savings% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)32.2%rank #26Data 2024 · Status unspecified
High-technology exports% manuf. exportsWorld Bank (WDI)1.5%rank #110Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Human capital indexindexPenn World Table2.7rank #85Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Industry value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)35.3%rank #27Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Inflation%World Bank (WDI)13.9%rank #158Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Labour force participation rate%ILOSTAT62%rank #89Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Personal remittances received% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)1.4%rank #75Data 2025 · Status unspecified
R&D expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.28%rank #64Data 2008 · Status unspecified
Researchers in R&Dper millionWorld Bank (WDI)41.9rank #72Data 2008 · Status unspecified
Tax revenue% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)18.8%rank #41Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Total factor productivity (current PPPs, USA=1)index (USA=1)Penn World Table0.26rank #113Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Trade openness% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)62.5%rank #115Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Unemployment% labor forceWorld Bank (WDI)5.9%rank #107Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)%ILOSTAT5.9%rank #108Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)70.2%rank #157Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment% ages 15-24World Bank (WDI)10.5%rank #77Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)% ages 15-24ILOSTAT10.8%rank #77Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Trade
Exports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)35%rank #89Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Imports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)27.6%rank #129Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Merchandise exportscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)13.31Brank #93Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise importscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)13.17Brank #103Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Health
Basic drinking water access% popWorld Bank (WDI)73.4%rank #146Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Basic sanitation access% popWorld Bank (WDI)37.5%rank #157Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Child mortalityper 100Our World in Data4.8rank #126Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Daily caloric supply per capitakcalOur World in Data2,169.8rank #168Data 2023 · Status unspecified
DTP3 immunization coverage%UNICEF91%rank #9Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Health spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)6%rank #104Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Infant mortalityper 1k birthsWorld Bank (WDI)34.6rank #118Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life expectancyyearsWorld Bank (WDI)66.5rank #181Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Maternal mortalityper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)85rank #54Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Measles immunization% childrenWorld Bank (WDI)88%rank #12Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage%UNICEF88%rank #12Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Overweight prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF5.2%rank #21Data 2018 · Status unspecified
Physiciansper 1kWorld Bank (WDI)0.32rank #87Data 2022 · Status unspecified
PM2.5 air pollution exposureug/m3World Bank (WDI)20.2rank #120Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Road traffic deathsper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)20.5rank #83Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Smoking prevalence% adultsWorld Bank (WDI)14.3%rank #44Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Stunting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF34.6%rank #35Data 2018 · Status unspecified
Suicide mortality rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)7.1rank #86Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Tuberculosis incidenceper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)272rank #130Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Under-5 mortality rateper 1k birthsUNICEF48.4rank #165Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Undernourishment% popWorld Bank (WDI)41%rank #84Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Wasting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF4.2%rank #25Data 2018 · Status unspecified
Education
Adult literacy%World Bank (WDI)71.8%rank #27Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Education spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)4.1%rank #51Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Expected years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)11rank #157Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Mean years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)7.4rank #134Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Primary completion rate% relevant ageWorld Bank (WDI)81.8%rank #110Data 2013 · Status unspecified
Primary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)115.6%rank #11Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Secondary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)56.8%rank #100Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Tertiary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)4%rank #136Data 2012 · Status unspecified
Demography
Crude birth rateper 1,000World Bank (WDI)32.7rank #19Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Fertility ratebirths/womanWorld Bank (WDI)4rank #25Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Median age of populationyearsUN WPP17.5rank #203Data 2023 · Estimate
Net migration rateper 1,000UN WPP0.46rank #83Data 2023 · Estimate
PopulationpeopleWorld Bank (WDI)21.91Mrank #61Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Population growth%World Bank (WDI)2.8%rank #19Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)yearsUN WPP70.5rank #183Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Projected population in 2050 (medium)thousandsUN WPP38,083.4rank #53Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Total age dependency ratioper 100 working-ageUN WPP78.1rank #24Data 2023 · Estimate
Urban population%World Bank (WDI)45.9%rank #148Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Climate
CO₂ emissionstOur World in Data12.04Mrank #105Data 2024 · Status unspecified
CO₂ per capitatOur World in Data0.57rank #170Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access% popWorld Bank (WDI)53.6%rank #63Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% generationEmber10.8%rank #31Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from hydro% generationEmber86.2%rank #10Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from solar% generationEmber0.86%rank #129Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from wind% generationEmber0%rank #104Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electric power consumptionkWh per capitaWorld Bank (WDI)513.8rank #122Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Forest area% landWorld Bank (WDI)60.5%rank #31Data 2024 · Status unspecified
GHG emissions per capitatCO2e per capitaClimate Watch4.2rank #86Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Power-sector CO2 intensitygCO2/kWhEmber125.8rank #29Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Renewable electricity%Our World in Data87.5%rank #17Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Renewable energy share%World Bank (WDI)83%rank #11Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCFMtCO2eClimate Watch87.1rank #127Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Energy
Electricity access, rural% rural popWorld Bank (WDI)31.3%rank #63Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access, urban% urban popWorld Bank (WDI)80.3%rank #43Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% of outputWorld Bank (WDI)17.4%rank #43Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Energy use per capitakg oil eq.World Bank (WDI)812.5rank #103Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Environment
Capture fisheries productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)122,963rank #75Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Freshwater withdrawals% internal resourcesWorld Bank (WDI)2%rank #47Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Terrestrial protected areas% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)41.3%rank #11Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture
Agricultural land% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)32.1%rank #116Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Aquaculture productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)88,950rank #44Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Cereal yieldkg per hectareWorld Bank (WDI)2,318.3rank #109Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Food production index2014-16 = 100World Bank (WDI)107.7rank #100Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Technology
Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)0.35rank #128Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)108.7rank #101Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Secure internet serversper 1M peopleWorld Bank (WDI)80.5rank #175Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Society
Asylum seekerspeopleUNHCR546rank #59Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Extreme poverty% popWorld Bank (WDI)71.7%rank #43Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Female labor participation%World Bank (WDI)56.4%rank #73Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 100World Bank (WDI)0.79rank #132Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Gender Development IndexratioUNDP (HDRO)0.95rank #64Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gender Inequality Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.52rank #125Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gini indexindexWorld Bank (WDI)51.5rank #55Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Homicide rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)5.2rank #88Data 2015 · Status unspecified
Human Development Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.6rank #122Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Inequality-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.36rank #120Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Internet users% popWorld Bank (WDI)17.1%rank #174Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life satisfaction0-10Our World in Data4.1rank #130Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.59rank #88Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Poverty gap at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.27rank #184Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.57rank #148Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $3.65/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.76rank #176Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $6.85/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.9rank #194Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Refugees hosted (by country of asylum)peopleUNHCR83,225rank #55Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Refugees originating (by country of origin)peopleUNHCR346rank #53Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth NEET rate%ILOSTAT29.1%rank #148Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Risk
Deaths in armed conflictsdeathsOur World in Data0rank #1Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)4.3rank #35Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Human hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)5.4rank #41Data 2026 · Status unspecified
INFORM risk score0-10EC JRC (INFORM)5.8rank #48Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6.7rank #56Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of infrastructure coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6.1rank #52Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of institutional coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)7.2rank #53Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Natural hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)3.1rank #18Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Organized-violence deaths (total)deaths/yearUCDP7rank #7Data 2001 · Status unspecified
Socio-economic vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6.3rank #58Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6.7rank #53Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable groups0-10EC JRC (INFORM)7rank #61Data 2026 · Status unspecified