Social Development in Zambia 145 indicators covering social development for Zambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index 6 2018 down 14.3% 86th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 545 2025 up 27.6% 123rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0 units per person 2025 down 4.5% 160th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 6.1% 125th Political Rights Score 22 2025 down 15.4% 108th Freedom Score 53 2025 down 11.7% 111th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 12,906 2025 up 436.0% 51st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 301.1% 60th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 294.4% 27th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -44.56 % change on previous year 2025 down 197.4% 149th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 16 2018 down 5.9% 87th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 33.84 % change on previous year 2025 up 214.4% 16th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.209 2025 down 70.3% 157th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.769 2025 down 4.2% 93rd Political Corruption Index 0.428 2025 up 45.6% 96th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.428 2025 up 45.6% 96th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.2 2024 up 12.7% 104th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 2023 up 113.6% 177th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0075 units per square kilometre 2023 up 150.3% 105th LGBT+ Rights Index -0.6317 2019 unchanged 161st Forcibly displaced people 96,131 2025 up 233.3% 82nd Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 — 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 2 number 2025 unchanged 1st Age of electoral democracy 5 years 2025 down 80.0% 138th Corruption Perceptions Index 39 2024 up 2.6% 91st Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.13 2024 up 39.0% 146th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.82 2024 up 40.8% 127th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.3168 2024 up 27.0% 133rd Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.0062 2024 up 29.4% 115th Self-reported life satisfaction 4.11 2025 down 14.4% 136th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 4.11 2025 down 14.4% 136th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 64.9% 2024 down 15.7% 35th Homicide rate 5.2 homicides per 100,000 population 2015 down 2.4% 61st Homicides 853 homicides 2015 up 22.9% 38th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 5.2 homicides per 100,000 population 2015 down 2.4% 61st Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 5.2 homicides per 100,000 population 2015 down 2.4% 61st Age of electoral democracy 3 years 2024 down 50.0% 104th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Citizen support for democracy 0.9472 2020 up 14.4% 15th Citizen satisfaction with democracy 0.3509 2020 up 6.9% 42nd Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Homicides 1,153 deaths 2021 up 5.3% 53rd Homicide rate 5.92 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 22.8% 77th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 5.94 2021 down 22.8% 72nd Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 1.52 million 2030 up 29.1% 64th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 3.83 2030 up 4.9% 112th Freedom of Association Score 4 2025 down 20.0% 67th Freedom of Expression Score 5 2025 down 16.7% 49th Civil Rights Score 6 2025 up 20.0% 31st Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 13.4% 2030 down 10.1% 103rd Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 1.73 million 2030 up 30.6% 65th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →