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Zambia

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Lusaka230,094 observations
Population
21.91M
world rank #61 / 217
GDP
28.88B
world rank #115 / 186
GDP / capita
3,742.3
world rank #160 / 185
Life expectancy
66.5
world rank #181 / 217

Governance

584 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile38.6#125Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile41#139Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile64.2#113Rule of Law0-100 percentile47.3#136
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,608 indicators
GDPcurrent US$28.88B#115GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $3,742.3#160GDP growth%3.8%#78Inflation%13.9%#154
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

129 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$13.31B#93Merchandise importscurrent US$13.17B#103Exports of goods & services% GDP35%#89Imports of goods & services% GDP27.6%#129
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

4,212 indicators
Life expectancyyears66.5#181Infant mortalityper 1k births34.6#118Maternal mortalityper 100k85#54Health spending% GDP6%#104
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,691 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross56.8%#100Education spending% GDP4.1%#51Adult literacy%71.8%#27Primary enrollment% gross115.6%#11
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,425 indicators
Populationpeople21.91M#61Population growth%2.8%#19Urban population%45.9%#148Fertility ratebirths/woman4#25
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

277 indicators
Electricity access% pop53.6%#63Renewable energy share%83%#11Forest area% land59.5%#28Electric power consumptionkWh per capita726.7#117
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

226 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop31.3%#63Electricity access, urban% urban pop80.3%#43Energy use per capitakg oil eq.804.2#103Electricity from coal% of output10.9%#36
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

325 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area41.3%#11Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources2%#47Capture fisheries productiontonnes122,963#75
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

301 indicators
Agricultural land% land area32.1%#119Cereal yieldkg per hectare2,343.8#111Aquaculture productiontonnes88,950#44Food production index2014-16 = 100119.9#45
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

626 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people108.7#101Secure internet serversper 1M people80.5#175Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.35#128
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,845 indicators
Gini indexindex51.5#55Extreme poverty% pop71.7%#43Internet users% pop17.1%#174Homicide rateper 100k5.2#88
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

401 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-105.5#44Hazard & exposure0-103.8#32Vulnerability0-106.7#55
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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