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EASTERN AFRICA

Zambia

ZM

Lusaka · pop. 20M · English · Zambian kwacha · landlocked

Metrics

  1. population
    20M
    66 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $28B
    110 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $1,331
    143 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $377M
    106 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.3%
    97 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    753K km²
    40 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    26.6 /km²
    109 of 144
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    66.3 yr
    140 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    33%
    141 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.54 t
    113 of 138
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanization
    45%
    107 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    4.0
    20 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    1.2%
    107 of 141
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    1.3%
    82 of 131
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. scientific articles / yr
    344
    97 of 142
    NSF / World Bank
  16. high-tech exports %
    1%
    125 of 131
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  17. gini inequality
    51.5
    2 of 117
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  18. youth unemployment
    10%
    87 of 140
    ILO via World Bank
  19. adult literacy
    72%
    66 of 86
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  20. democracy (v-dem)
    0.38
    64 of 138
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  21. cpi (clean gov)
    39
    69 of 139
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  22. press freedom
    38.2
    55 of 139
    RSF via Our World in Data
  23. human development
    0.595
    110 of 140
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  24. refugees hosted
    79K
    52 of 138
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  25. refugees produced
    337
    100 of 139
    UNHCR via Our World in Data