🇿🇲 Zambia
Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Lusaka
Money1.6 / 10
Safety3.9 / 10
Health1.9 / 10
Quality of life2.3 / 10
Passport3.4 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money1.6 / 10
GDP per capita, PPP$4,379173 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$1,200181 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth3.8 %86 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation13.9 %174 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment5.9 %108 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Income inequality (Gini)51.5146 of 151World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · 2022
Central government debt71.4 % GDP46 of 65World Bank · GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2021
Reserves$4B111 of 177World Bank · FI.RES.TOTL.CD · 2024
Local purchasing power23.5131 of 151Numbeo
◈Safety3.9 / 10
Crime47.183 of 148Numbeo
Homicides per 100k5.2110 of 163World Bank · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · 2015
✚Health1.9 / 10
Life expectancy66.5 yr181 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 100034.6163 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$79.56154 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023
Health spending6.0 % GDP105 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2023
Physicians per 10000.32146 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2022
☀Quality of life2.3 / 10
Internet users17.1 %200 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending4.1 % GDP101 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2023
Urban population45.9 %159 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
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◍Prices
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⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$9B115 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2024
Imports of goods and services$7B130 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2024
Trade to GDP62.5 %126 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2024
Foreign direct investment$2B64 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2024
Inbound tourism502,000 ppl123 of 196World Bank · ST.INT.ARVL · 2020
☗People and environment
Population21.9M61 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth2.8 %19 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman4.025 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100109122 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity53.6 %197 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita0.54 t45 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy83.0 %11 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021
Military spending1.3 % GDP63 of 156World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024
▤Passport3.4 / 10
No visa needed in advance66 of 198131 of 199
Visa free38 of 198
Visa on arrival24 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)4 of 198
E-visa33 of 198
Visa required99 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not