Zambia's hdi rose from 0.4 in 1994 to 0.6 in 2023.
Zambia · Quality of life
Human development, happiness, safety, access and environment.
14 indicators · 12 with data
Composite
Wellbeing
Zambia's life satisfaction fell from 4.7 in 2011 to 4.1 in 2025.
Longevity
Zambia's life expectancy rose from 46.1 yrs in 1995 to 66.5 yrs in 2024.
Zambia's healthy life expectancy at birth rose from 38.9 yrs in 2000 to 53.0 yrs in 2021.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
70th of 73 · 6th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Zambia's gini index fell from 59.4 in 1991 to 51.5 in 2022.
Air
Zambia's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 21.6 in 1994 to 20.2 in 2023.
Crime
Zambia's homicide rate fell from 7.1 /100k in 1990 to 5.2 /100k in 2015.
Access
Zambia's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 15.7 % in 1995 to 53.6 % in 2024.
Adoption
Zambia's internet users rose from 0.0 % in 1995 to 17.1 % in 2024.
Attainment
Zambia's expected years of schooling rose from 8.0 yrs in 1994 to 11.0 yrs in 2023.
Unemployment
Zambia's unemployment fell from 15.3 % in 1996 to 5.9 % in 2025.
Gender
Zambia's women in parliament rose from 9.7 % in 1997 to 15.0 % in 2025.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Zambia.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Housing cost overburden rateNo data