Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.773 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Zambia, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Zambia stood at 0.773.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.852 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.273, in 1946.
Zambia ranks 84th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.273 | — |
| 1947 | 0.278 | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 0.301 | +8.3% |
| 1949 | 0.304 | +1.0% |
| 1950 | 0.302 | -0.7% |
| 1951 | 0.302 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.302 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.304 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.31 | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.311 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.311 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.311 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.312 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.31 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.323 | +4.2% |
| 1961 | 0.329 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.333 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.346 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.458 | +32.4% |
| 1965 | 0.517 | +12.9% |
| 1966 | 0.514 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.514 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.514 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.506 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.507 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.492 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.436 | -11.4% |
| 1974 | 0.406 | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.404 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.402 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.402 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.402 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.402 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.402 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.402 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.402 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.402 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.417 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.458 | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 0.623 | +36.0% |
| 1992 | 0.735 | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 0.738 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.744 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.744 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.744 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.743 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.745 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.759 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.755 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.755 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.755 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.76 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.754 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.758 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.756 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.768 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.757 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.765 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.744 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.755 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.747 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.709 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.706 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.748 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.741 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.709 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.749 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.852 | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 0.846 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.826 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.773 | -6.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.773 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.645, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.773 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +36.0% | 0.458 | 0.623 |
| 1964 | +32.4% | 0.346 | 0.458 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.289 | 0.273 | 0.304 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.3075 | 0.302 | 0.312 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4354 | 0.323 | 0.517 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4353 | 0.402 | 0.507 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.411 | 0.402 | 0.417 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7015 | 0.458 | 0.744 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7557 | 0.745 | 0.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.744 | 0.706 | 0.768 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7925 | 0.709 | 0.852 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.1053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 138.75 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0769 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 101.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Zambia?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Zambia was 0.773 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.852 in 2022.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.273 in 1946.
- How does Zambia rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Zambia ranks 84th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.