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Free country in Zambia

Zambia: Free country was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 198 countries
All-time high
2
in 1991
All-time low
1
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2025

Free country in Zambia, 1972–2025

00.511.52197219982025

Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for free country in Zambia is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, free country in Zambia peaked at 2 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1972.

That places Zambia 90th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 8
1980s 1 1 1 9
1990s 1.2 1 2 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

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  7. 90 Cote d'Ivoire 1 compare
  8. 90 Dominican Republic 1 compare
  9. 90 Ecuador 1 compare
  10. 90 El Salvador 1 compare
  11. 90 Gambia 1 compare
  12. 90 Georgia 1 compare
  13. 90 Guatemala 1 compare
  14. 90 Guinea-Bissau 1 compare
  15. 90 Honduras 1 compare
  16. 90 Hungary 1 compare
  17. 90 India 1 compare
  18. 90 Indonesia 1 compare
  19. 90 Jordan 1 compare
  20. 90 Kenya 1 compare
  21. 90 Lebanon 1 compare
  22. 90 Liberia 1 compare
  23. 90 Madagascar 1 compare
  24. 90 Malaysia 1 compare
  25. 90 Maldives 1 compare
  26. 90 Mauritania 1 compare
  27. 90 Moldova 1 compare
  28. 90 Montenegro 1 compare
  29. 90 Morocco 1 compare
  30. 90 Mozambique 1 compare
  31. 90 Nepal 1 compare
  32. 90 Nigeria 1 compare
  33. 90 North Macedonia 1 compare
  34. 90 Pakistan 1 compare
  35. 90 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
  36. 90 Paraguay 1 compare
  37. 90 Peru 1 compare
  38. 90 Philippines 1 compare
  39. 90 Serbia 1 compare
  40. 90 Sierra Leone 1 compare
  41. 90 Sri Lanka 1 compare
  42. 90 Togo 1 compare
  43. 90 Tunisia 1 compare
  44. 90 Ukraine 1 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More reference data data for Zambia

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Frequently asked questions

What is free country in Zambia?
Free country in Zambia was 1 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest free country recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1991.
What is the lowest free country recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1972.
How does Zambia rank for free country?
Zambia ranks 90th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is free country rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Free country
Source
Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,083 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

The variable identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between free countries (score 2), partly free countries (score 1), and not free countries (score 0).