Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Zambia
Zambia: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 52.1 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Voice and Accountability - 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 52.1 0-100 for voice and accountability - governance score in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Zambia peaked at 56.67 0-100 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 45.61 0-100, in 1998.
That places Zambia 123rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 47.05 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 45.61 0-100 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 46.11 0-100 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 50.26 0-100 | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 50.37 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 51.1 0-100 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 53.68 0-100 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 56.19 0-100 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 56.05 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 56.37 0-100 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 55.79 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 55.97 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 56.67 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 55.03 0-100 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 55.35 0-100 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 55.46 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 55.37 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 52.6 0-100 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 51.68 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 49.58 0-100 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 49.4 0-100 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 49.49 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 48.26 0-100 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 52.32 0-100 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 52.59 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 52.67 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 52.1 0-100 | -1.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 52.1 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.49 0-100, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 52.1 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.18 0-100, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.33 0-100 | 45.61 0-100 | 47.05 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.88 0-100 | 46.11 0-100 | 56.37 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 53.71 0-100 | 49.4 0-100 | 56.67 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.24 0-100 | 48.26 0-100 | 52.67 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 voice and accountability - governance score in Zambia?
- Voice and accountability - governance score in Zambia was 52.1 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 voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.67 0-100 in 2011.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.61 0-100 in 1998.
- How does Zambia rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
- Zambia ranks 123rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. 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).