Effective Power to Govern Score in Zambia
Zambia: Effective Power to Govern Score was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Effective Power to Govern Score in Zambia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, effective power to govern score in Zambia stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Zambia peaked at 8 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2021.
Zambia ranks 23rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | — |
| 2007 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | -62.5% |
| 2023 | 8 | +166.7% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3, 2.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 2.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.33 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.33 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective power to govern score in Zambia?
- Effective power to govern score in Zambia was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2007.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2021.
- How does Zambia rank for effective power to govern score?
- Zambia ranks 23rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.