Freedom of expression score bti in Zambia
Zambia: Freedom of expression score bti was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
49th
of 128 countries
All-time high
7
in 2007
All-time low
3
in 2021
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of expression score bti in Zambia, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of expression score bti in Zambia stood at 5.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Zambia peaked at 7 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2021.
That places Zambia 49th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.67 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.8 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.67 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More social development data for Zambia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 83,225 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 346 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.773 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.375 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.497 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.746 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.778 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.348 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Zambia?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Zambia was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2007.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2021.
- How does Zambia rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Zambia ranks 49th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of expression score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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