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Physical Integrity Rights Index in Zambia

Zambia: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.769 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.769
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
93rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.849
in 2022
All-time low
0.385
in 1924
Years of data
115
1911–2025

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Zambia, 1911–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, physical integrity rights index in Zambia stood at 0.769.

That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Zambia peaked at 0.849 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.385, in 1924.

Zambia ranks 93rd 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.

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Zambia, year by year

Year Value Change
1911 0.416 —
1912 0.416 +0.0%
1913 0.416 +0.0%
1914 0.416 +0.0%
1915 0.416 +0.0%
1916 0.416 +0.0%
1917 0.416 +0.0%
1918 0.416 +0.0%
1919 0.416 +0.0%
1920 0.416 +0.0%
1921 0.416 +0.0%
1922 0.416 +0.0%
1923 0.416 +0.0%
1924 0.385 -7.5%
1925 0.385 +0.0%
1926 0.385 +0.0%
1927 0.385 +0.0%
1928 0.385 +0.0%
1929 0.385 +0.0%
1930 0.385 +0.0%
1931 0.385 +0.0%
1932 0.385 +0.0%
1933 0.385 +0.0%
1934 0.385 +0.0%
1935 0.385 +0.0%
1936 0.385 +0.0%
1937 0.385 +0.0%
1938 0.385 +0.0%
1939 0.385 +0.0%
1940 0.385 +0.0%
1941 0.385 +0.0%
1942 0.385 +0.0%
1943 0.385 +0.0%
1944 0.385 +0.0%
1945 0.385 +0.0%
1946 0.385 +0.0%
1947 0.385 +0.0%
1948 0.385 +0.0%
1949 0.385 +0.0%
1950 0.385 +0.0%
1951 0.385 +0.0%
1952 0.385 +0.0%
1953 0.385 +0.0%
1954 0.385 +0.0%
1955 0.385 +0.0%
1956 0.385 +0.0%
1957 0.385 +0.0%
1958 0.385 +0.0%
1959 0.385 +0.0%
1960 0.385 +0.0%
1961 0.385 +0.0%
1962 0.385 +0.0%
1963 0.385 +0.0%
1964 0.388 +0.8%
1965 0.467 +20.4%
1966 0.467 +0.0%
1967 0.467 +0.0%
1968 0.467 +0.0%
1969 0.467 +0.0%
1970 0.467 +0.0%
1971 0.467 +0.0%
1972 0.467 +0.0%
1973 0.467 +0.0%
1974 0.467 +0.0%
1975 0.467 +0.0%
1976 0.467 +0.0%
1977 0.467 +0.0%
1978 0.467 +0.0%
1979 0.467 +0.0%
1980 0.467 +0.0%
1981 0.467 +0.0%
1982 0.467 +0.0%
1983 0.467 +0.0%
1984 0.467 +0.0%
1985 0.467 +0.0%
1986 0.467 +0.0%
1987 0.467 +0.0%
1988 0.467 +0.0%
1989 0.467 +0.0%
1990 0.467 +0.0%
1991 0.644 +37.9%
1992 0.675 +4.8%
1993 0.675 +0.0%
1994 0.675 +0.0%
1995 0.675 +0.0%
1996 0.675 +0.0%
1997 0.675 +0.0%
1998 0.675 +0.0%
1999 0.675 +0.0%
2000 0.675 +0.0%
2001 0.707 +4.7%
2002 0.707 +0.0%
2003 0.707 +0.0%
2004 0.707 +0.0%
2005 0.707 +0.0%
2006 0.707 +0.0%
2007 0.707 +0.0%
2008 0.707 +0.0%
2009 0.707 +0.0%
2010 0.767 +8.5%
2011 0.767 +0.0%
2012 0.767 +0.0%
2013 0.76 -0.9%
2014 0.803 +5.7%
2015 0.803 +0.0%
2016 0.722 -10.1%
2017 0.742 +2.8%
2018 0.829 +11.7%
2019 0.837 +1.0%
2020 0.742 -11.4%
2021 0.788 +6.2%
2022 0.849 +7.7%
2023 0.849 +0.0%
2024 0.849 +0.0%
2025 0.769 -9.4%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 0.769 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.627, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 0.769 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5575, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.416 0.416 0.416 9
1920s 0.3974 0.385 0.416 10
1930s 0.385 0.385 0.385 10
1940s 0.385 0.385 0.385 10
1950s 0.385 0.385 0.385 10
1960s 0.4263 0.385 0.467 10
1970s 0.467 0.467 0.467 10
1980s 0.467 0.467 0.467 10
1990s 0.6511 0.467 0.675 10
2000s 0.7038 0.675 0.707 10
2010s 0.7797 0.722 0.837 10
2020s 0.8077 0.742 0.849 6

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 90 Senegal 0.785 compare
  2. 91 Haiti 0.782 compare
  3. 91 Papua New Guinea 0.782 compare
  4. 94 Tanzania 0.728 compare
  5. 95 Honduras 0.726 compare
  6. 96 Guatemala 0.721 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights index in Zambia?
Physical integrity rights index in Zambia was 0.769 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.849 in 2022.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.385 in 1924.
How does Zambia rank for physical integrity rights index?
Zambia ranks 93rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Physical Integrity Rights Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,491 data points, 1789–2025
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