Countries / Sub-Saharan Africa

Zambia

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Lusaka230,094 observations

Population

21.91M

world rank #61 / 217

GDP

28.88B

world rank #115 / 186

GDP / capita

3,742.3

world rank #160 / 185

Life expectancy

66.5

world rank #181 / 217

Governance

584 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile38.6#125 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile41#139 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile64.2#113 Rule of Law0-100 percentile47.3#136

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Economy

2,610 indicators

GDPcurrent US$28.88B#115 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $3,742.3#160 GDP growth%3.8%#78 Inflation%13.9%#154

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Trade

127 indicators

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Health

4,212 indicators

Life expectancyyears66.5#181 Infant mortalityper 1k births34.6#118 Maternal mortalityper 100k85#54 Health spending% GDP6%#104

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Education

2,691 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross56.8%#100 Education spending% GDP4.1%#51 Adult literacy%71.8%#27 Primary enrollment% gross115.6%#11

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Demography

1,425 indicators

Populationpeople21.91M#61 Population growth%2.8%#19 Urban population%45.9%#148 Fertility ratebirths/woman4#25

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Climate

277 indicators

Electricity access% pop53.6%#63 Renewable energy share%83%#11 Forest area% land59.5%#28 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita726.7#117

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Energy

226 indicators

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Environment

325 indicators

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Agriculture

301 indicators

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Technology

626 indicators

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Society

1,845 indicators

Gini indexindex51.5#55 Extreme poverty% pop71.7%#43 Internet users% pop17.1%#174 Homicide rateper 100k5.2#88

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Risk

401 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-105.5#44 Hazard & exposure0-103.8#32 Vulnerability0-106.7#55

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Other

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