Three metrics of inequality in Zambia
Zambia: Three metrics of inequality was 67.69 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Three metrics of inequality in Zambia, 1929–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, three metrics of inequality in Zambia stood at 67.69.
That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, three metrics of inequality in Zambia peaked at 72.07 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 62.08, in 2002.
Zambia ranks 11th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 63.1 | 63.1 | 63.1 | 1 |
| 1930s | 63.79 | 63.28 | 64.13 | 8 |
| 1940s | 65.17 | 64.82 | 65.66 | 7 |
| 1950s | 66.04 | 64.78 | 67.75 | 9 |
| 1960s | 69.56 | 68.96 | 70.15 | 2 |
| 1970s | 70.03 | 70.03 | 70.03 | 1 |
| 1990s | 68.06 | 65.87 | 72.07 | 4 |
| 2000s | 67.84 | 62.08 | 70.78 | 3 |
| 2010s | 70.06 | 68.79 | 71.33 | 2 |
| 2020s | 67.69 | 67.69 | 67.69 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 8 Peru 69.66 compare
- 9 Zimbabwe 68.51 compare
- 10 Mozambique 68.09 compare
- 12 Costa Rica 65.35 compare
- 13 Thailand 64.29 compare
- 14 Saudi Arabia 64.28 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,344 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.2% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.524 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1501 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1501 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.178 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.634 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is three metrics of inequality in Zambia?
- Three metrics of inequality in Zambia was 67.69 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest three metrics of inequality recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.07 in 1991.
- What is the lowest three metrics of inequality recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.08 in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for three metrics of inequality?
- Zambia ranks 11th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is three metrics of inequality rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Three metrics of inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.