What is human rights index in Zambia?

Human rights index in Zambia was 0.773 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Zambia?

The highest recorded value was 0.852 in 2022.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Zambia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.267 in 1935.

How does Zambia rank for human rights index?

Zambia ranks 84th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Zambia?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Zambia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Zambia

Name: Human Rights Index in Zambia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Zambia: Human Rights Index was 0.773 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.773

Change on year

down 6.4%

World rank

84th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.852

in 2022

All-time low

0.267

in 1935

Years of data

115

1911–2025

Human Rights Index in Zambia, 1911–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index in Zambia is 0.773, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Zambia peaked at 0.852 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.267, in 1935.

Zambia ranks 84th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 115 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	0.2816	0.281	0.286	9
1920s	0.276	0.271	0.288	10
1930s	0.2692	0.267	0.274	10
1940s	0.2788	0.27	0.304	10
1950s	0.3075	0.302	0.312	10
1960s	0.4354	0.323	0.517	10
1970s	0.4353	0.402	0.507	10
1980s	0.411	0.402	0.417	10
1990s	0.7015	0.458	0.744	10
2000s	0.7557	0.745	0.76	10
2010s	0.744	0.706	0.768	10
2020s	0.7925	0.709	0.852	6

Countries ranked near Zambia

81 Gabon 0.788 compare
82 Israel 0.787 compare
83 Fiji 0.774 compare
85 Guatemala 0.766 compare
86 Colombia 0.765 compare
87 Haiti 0.743 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Zambia

Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
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)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.497 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.778 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.746 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.497 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.348 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.375 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Zambia?: Human rights index in Zambia was 0.773 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 0.852 in 2022.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.267 in 1935.
How does Zambia rank for human rights index?: Zambia ranks 84th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Zambia?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.