Level of national compliance with labor rights in Zambia

Zambia: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 2.21 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
2.21
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
72nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
2.21
in 2015
All-time low
2.21
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Zambia, 2015–2024

00.511.522015201920242015: 2.22016: 2.22017: 2.22018: 2.22019: 2.22020: 2.22021: 2.22022: 2.22023: 2.22024: 2.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, level of national compliance with labor rights in Zambia stood at 2.21. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in Zambia peaked at 2.21 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.21, in 2015.

Zambia ranks 72nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Level of national compliance with labor rights in Zambia, 2015 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2015 2.21 —
2016 2.21 +0.0%
2017 2.21 +0.0%
2018 2.21 +0.0%
2019 2.21 +0.0%
2020 2.21 +0.0%
2021 2.21 +0.0%
2022 2.21 +0.0%
2023 2.21 +0.0%
2024 2.21 +0.0%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 2.21 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.27, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 2.21 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.63, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.21 2.21 2.21 5
2020s 2.21 2.21 2.21 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 69 Morocco 2.44 compare
  2. 70 Angola 2.27 compare
  3. 70 Costa Rica 2.27 compare
  4. 73 South Sudan 2.18 compare
  5. 74 Chile 2.16 compare
  6. 75 Liberia 2.11 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is level of national compliance with labor rights in Zambia?
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Zambia was 2.21 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 2.21 in 2015.
What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.21 in 2015.
How does Zambia rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
Zambia ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Level of national compliance with labor rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Level of national compliance with labor rights
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 1,870 data points, 2015–2024
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