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Zambia - Constraints on Government Powers 0.51

WJP Rule of Law Index · updated 2026-10-03 · 143 economies tracked

Latest value

0.51 (2025)

Global rank

##91 of 143 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 2013

0.8×

Ranking Race — Constraints on Government Powers

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#20#39#58#77#962013201820232025#51#912023 overtook Kenya2024 overtook Burkina Faso
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Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. Zambia climbed from #51 to #91 (overtook Kenya). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Zambia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2018
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
2021
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2022
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Kenya in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Burkina Faso in global rank auto

Constraints on Government Powers, 2013-2025

WJP Rule of Law Index · 0-1 scale · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20132018202320250.440.510.570.64

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