Key features of human rights in Zambia
Zambia: Key features of human rights 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
Key features of human rights in Zambia, 1911–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of human rights 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, key features of human rights 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
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 key features of human rights in Zambia?
- Key features of human rights in Zambia was 0.773 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.852 in 2022.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.267 in 1935.
- How does Zambia rank for key features of human rights?
- Zambia ranks 84th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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