Political rights score fh in Zambia
Zambia: Political rights score fh was 22 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
22
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
108th
of 197 countries
All-time high
29
in 2011
All-time low
20
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Zambia, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 22 for political rights score fh in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Zambia peaked at 29 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2002.
Zambia ranks 108th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20 | — |
| 2003 | 23 | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 25 | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 29 | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23 | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 23 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 22 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.88 | 20 | 26 | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.8 | 22 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.83 | 20 | 23 | 6 |
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More social development data for Zambia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 83,225 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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 political rights score fh in Zambia?
- Political rights score fh in Zambia was 22 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 29 in 2011.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for political rights score fh?
- Zambia ranks 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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