Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Zambia
Zambia: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.773 in 2025. β² Rising
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Zambia, 1911β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Zambia stood at 0.773.
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 vs electoral democracy index in Zambia peaked at 0.852 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.267, in 1935.
That places Zambia 84th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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
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)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 346 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Zambia?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Zambia was 0.773 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.852 in 2022.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.267 in 1935.
- How does Zambia rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Zambia ranks 84th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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