Political Stability - Number of sources in Zambia
Zambia: Political Stability - Number of sources was 11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
13th
of 208 countries
All-time high
11
in 2013
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Number of sources in Zambia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 11 for political stability - number of sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in Zambia peaked at 11 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.
That places Zambia 13th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Number of sources in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11 | +10.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 11 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 11 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.11 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.5 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.67 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 13 Argentina 11 compare
- 13 Brazil 11 compare
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- 13 Egypt 11 compare
- 13 Ethiopia 11 compare
- 13 Gabon 11 compare
- 13 Gambia 11 compare
- 13 Guinea 11 compare
- 13 India 11 compare
- 13 Indonesia 11 compare
- 13 Jordan 11 compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 11 compare
- 13 South Korea 11 compare
- 13 Madagascar 11 compare
- 13 Malawi 11 compare
- 13 Malaysia 11 compare
- 13 Mexico 11 compare
- 13 Morocco 11 compare
- 13 Niger 11 compare
- 13 Philippines 11 compare
- 13 Senegal 11 compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 11 compare
- 13 Singapore 11 compare
- 13 South Africa 11 compare
- 13 Tanzania 11 compare
- 13 Thailand 11 compare
- 13 Togo 11 compare
- 13 Tunisia 11 compare
- 13 Uganda 11 compare
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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 - number of sources in Zambia?
- Political stability - number of sources in Zambia was 11 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2013.
- What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
- How does Zambia rank for political stability - number of sources?
- Zambia ranks 13th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - number of sources 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 the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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