Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) in Zambia
Zambia: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) was 64.56 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Stability - Governance score in Zambia, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 64.56 0-100 for political stability - governance score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Zambia peaked at 73.11 0-100 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 58.57 0-100, in 2002.
That places Zambia 121st out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 62.77 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 65.21 0-100 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 65.24 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 58.57 0-100 | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 63.03 0-100 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 62.49 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 64.32 0-100 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 69.92 0-100 | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 70.21 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 69.44 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 71.57 0-100 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 71.49 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.83 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 73.11 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 70.5 0-100 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 64.73 0-100 | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 67.2 0-100 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 61.81 0-100 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 61.73 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 60.38 0-100 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 59.14 0-100 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 59.13 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.75 0-100 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 66.43 0-100 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 65.36 0-100 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 64.72 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 64.56 0-100 | -0.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 64.56 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.26 0-100, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 64.56 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.36 0-100, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.99 0-100 | 62.77 0-100 | 65.21 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.09 0-100 | 58.57 0-100 | 71.57 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 66.19 0-100 | 59.14 0-100 | 73.11 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.83 0-100 | 59.13 0-100 | 66.43 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0941 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- 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)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - governance score in Zambia?
- Political stability - governance score in Zambia was 64.56 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.11 0-100 in 2012.
- What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.57 0-100 in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for political stability - governance score?
- Zambia ranks 121st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).