Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Zambia

Zambia: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 15 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
19
in 2013
All-time low
6
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Zambia, 1996–2025

51015201996201020251996: 61998: 62000: 72002: 92003: 112004: 142005: 172006: 182007: 182008: 182009: 182010: 182011: 182012: 182013: 192014: 192015: 192016: 182017: 182018: 162019: 162020: 152021: 152022: 152023: 142024: 152025: 15

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 15 for voice and accountability - number of sources in 2025.

The figure is down 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Zambia peaked at 19 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.

Zambia ranks 2nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Zambia, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 6 —
1998 6 +0.0%
2000 7 +16.7%
2002 9 +28.6%
2003 11 +22.2%
2004 14 +27.3%
2005 17 +21.4%
2006 18 +5.9%
2007 18 +0.0%
2008 18 +0.0%
2009 18 +0.0%
2010 18 +0.0%
2011 18 +0.0%
2012 18 +0.0%
2013 19 +5.6%
2014 19 +0.0%
2015 19 +0.0%
2016 18 -5.3%
2017 18 +0.0%
2018 16 -11.1%
2019 16 +0.0%
2020 15 -6.2%
2021 15 +0.0%
2022 15 +0.0%
2023 14 -6.7%
2024 15 +7.1%
2025 15 +0.0%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 15 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 15 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6 6 6 2
2000s 14.44 7 18 9
2010s 17.9 16 19 10
2020s 14.83 14 15 6

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 1 Kenya 16 compare
  2. 2 Ghana 15 compare
  3. 2 Liberia 15 compare
  4. 2 Mozambique 15 compare
  5. 2 Nigeria 15 compare
  6. 2 Zimbabwe 15 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Zambia?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Zambia was 15 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 19 in 2013.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
How does Zambia rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Zambia ranks 2nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
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