Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 37/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 57.3/100 #82
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.497
- HDI
- 0.595
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Zambia | Hakainde Hichilema |
| Vice-President of Zambia | Mutale Nalumango |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2015)
- 5.2/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 20.5/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.3% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
52th pct
Rule of law (2023)
32th pct
Corruption control (2023)
37th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
28th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
33th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
45th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 37 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.497
- Liberal
- 0.375
- Participatory
- 0.348
- Deliberative
- 0.412
- Egalitarian
- 0.266
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 57.3 / 100
- Global rank
- #82 / 180
- Rank change
- +13 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #90
- 44.9
- Economic #83
- 42.5
- Legal #78
- 63.9
- Social #77
- 63.6
- Safety #101
- 71.7
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.3 | 82 | 44.9 | 42.5 | 63.9 | 63.6 | 71.7 |
| 2024 | 55.4 | 95 | 43.7 | 35.4 | 57.9 | 56.0 | 83.9 |
| 2023 | 59.4 | 87 | 61.8 | 38.9 | 56.8 | 58.1 | 81.5 |
| 2022 | 55.4 | 109 | 52.4 | 37.8 | 58.3 | 64.0 | 64.6 |
| 2021 | 61.8 | 115 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 63.0 | 120 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2019 | 63.6 | 119 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2018 | 64.6 | 113 | - | - | - | - | 77.0 |
| 2017 | 63.5 | 114 | - | - | - | - | 75.2 |
| 2016 | 64.9 | 114 | - | - | - | - | 44.1 |
| 2015 | 65.7 | 113 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2014 | 69.1 | 93 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 72.1 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 30.0 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 22.0 | 82 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 26.8 | 97 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 15.5 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 21.5 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 22.5 | 94 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 23.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |