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Zambia
Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income · capital Lusaka
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old66.5years
Ranks 181 of 217 in 2024
11% below world median · 4% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old48.4per 1,000 live births
Ranks 165 of 196 in 2024
2.2× above world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old85per 100,000 live births
Ranks 125 of 194 in 2023
81% above world median · 67% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2018 · 8 years old34.6% of under-5s
Ranks 38 of 48 in 2018
50% above world median · 8% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 48 countries reporting in 2018 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old5.98% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
6% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old4.04births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
1.1× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2024 · 2 years old71.8% of adults 15+
Ranks 27 of 29 in 2024
24% below world median · 7% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 29 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old115.6% gross
Ranks 11 of 134 in 2024
16% above world median · 17% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old4.07% of GDP
Ranks 51 of 121 in 2023
11% above world median · 22% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old1,318current US$
Ranks 165 of 186 in 2025
83% below world median · 2% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old4,379international $
Ranks 160 of 185 in 2025
78% below world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2022 · 4 years old71.7% of population
Ranks 72 of 73 in 2022
64.2× above world median · 72% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 73 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2022 · 4 years old51.5index, 0–100
Ranks 70 of 73 in 2022
52% above world median · 34% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 73 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old5.9% of labour force
Ranks 108 of 182 in 2025
16% above world median · 15% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old13.9% per year
Not ranked — no better end
3.6× above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old1.33% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
16% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old53.6% of population
Ranks 197 of 215 in 2024
46% below world median · 7% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old17.1% of population
Ranks 176 of 182 in 2024
79% below world median · 54% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.54t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
79% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old21.9mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
2.3× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Zambia has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.