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Zambia

Africa

Zambia ranks #106 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 57.2/100.

Score

57.2

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How to read Zambia's freedom profile

With an overall score of 57.2/100, Zambia is mixed — genuinely free in some areas and notably restricted in others. It ranks #106 of the 197 countries we track and sits within the Africa region, where it can be compared directly against its neighbours.

Its strongest freedom is Religion (9.0/10), while Equal Protection (2.1/10) is where it scores lowest. That 6.9-point spread means Zambia's record is very uneven — freedom here depends heavily on which right you look at. The category breakdown below shows each of the ten freedoms in full, with the source behind every score.

Universal category breakdown

Religion

9.0A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 9/10

Fraser HFIView source

Freedom of Movement

8.1A-

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 8.1/10

Fraser HFIView source

Assembly & Association

7.5B+

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.746 (0–1)

V-DemView source

Economic Liberty

6.2C+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 6.2/10

Fraser HFIView source

Free Expression

6.0C+

RSF Press Freedom 2025 (57.3/100) · Freedom on the Net 2025 (62/100)

RSF + Freedom HouseView source

Property Rights

5.3C-

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 5.3/10

Fraser HFIView source

Privacy

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source

Due Process

4.5D+

WJP Rule of Law Index 2025 — Overall score 0.45/1 (x10 scale; blends Civil Justice + Criminal Justice + 6 other rule-of-law factors)

World Justice ProjectView source

Political Participation

3.5D-

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.348 (0–1)

V-DemView source

Equal Protection

2.1F

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.209 (0–1)

V-DemView source

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