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🇿🇲 Zambia

Republic of Zambia

ZMB ZM ZK Zambian kwacha (ZMW)

Every statistic we track for Zambia — 111 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$4,573

#163 of 191

Life expectancy

56.7 yrs

#181 of 188

Happiness score

4.11

#133 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.38

#84 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 72.7% #72/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 72.7% #71/139 2024
Bank Branches 2.5 #147/153 2024
Current Account Balance 0.9% #57/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 12.6% #117/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 71.2% #21/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 26.2 #78/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #236/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -4.9% #144/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 41.2 #107/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 103 #103/191 2026
GDP per Capita 1,831 #161/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 3,342 #133/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 4,573 #163/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2.6% #99/184 2019
Income per Person 2,101 #154/183 2018
Income per Person 2,101 #154/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 9% #24/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 5.6 #112/130 2023
Listed Companies 19 #64/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 33.1% #81/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 69.3% #3/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 4.3% #43/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.1% #104/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 30.7% #36/70 2024
Stocks Traded 0.2% #60/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 68,469,600,029 #98/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 4 #25/217 2024
Median Age 18.2 #220/235 2026
Population 14.3 #70/229 2013
Population 22.5 #58/191 2026
Population Density 30.3 #186/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 346 #125/195 2025
Urban Population 45.5% #155/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 51.1% #197/214 2023
Internet Users 17.1% #176/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 98.4 #143/209 2022
Read News Online 27.8% #54/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 10.7% #166/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 2.1 #146/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 4.8 #33/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 5.3% #120/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 32.3% #146/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 30.9 #45/191 2023
Life Expectancy 56.7 #181/188 2013
Life Expectancy 63.1 #170/186 2020
Suicide Rate 13.3 #38/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 14.6% #107/167 2022
Undernourishment 37.2% #6/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 62 #140/195 2023

🎓 Education

Adult Literacy 82% #27/31 2023
Education Spending (QoG) 4.1% #48/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 8.4 #96/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.5 #160/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 804 #103/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 87.5% #23/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.8 #85/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.5 #100/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.5 #118/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 39 #94/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 39 #93/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #71/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #97/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #89/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 2 #108/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 54 #112/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #67/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.8 #82/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.5 #131/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.7 #82/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #84/179 2025
Military Spending 1.3% #97/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #73/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 81.5% #2/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.4 #99/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 55.4 #92/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.7 #77/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 86.9% #1/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 71.7% #4/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -0.4 #115/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 58.6 #76/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 18.4 #26/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 17.1 #61/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 88.4% #58/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 38.5% #96/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.3 #141/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 60.3% #8/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 12.9% #28/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 5.5 #42/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 47.2 #103/141 2023
World Risk Index 2.9 #124/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 73% #49/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 4.1 #133/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 1 #43/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.1 #126/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #43/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.3 #136/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #85/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 0.9 #121/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.6 #154/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 11.6% #73/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 79.2% #93/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 80.5% #61/143 2018
Signed a Petition 15.7% #59/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 16.9% #33/120 2017
Trust in government 4.8 #52/123 2017
Trust in parliament 5 #55/151 2017
Trust in political parties 3.9 #45/120 2017
Trust in Science 50.9% #132/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 50.7% #120/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 5.5 #49/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.