Zambia
Region: Southern Africa | Composite: 2.86 / 5.0 (geometric mean) | Weakest Factor: Security (2/5) | Tier: 3 | Data: 2026
Score Snapshot
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| Factor | Score | Continuous | Key Metric | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food | 4/5 | 71.8 | Caloric self-sufficiency (1.11) | VERIFIED |
| Energy | 4/5 | 76.0 | Energy production/consumption ratio (0.91) | PARTIAL |
| Technology | 2/5 | 28.8 | Manufacturing value added (% GDP) (9.05) | VERIFIED |
| Demographics | 3/5 | 53.4 | Working-age ratio (0.56) | VERIFIED |
| Security | 2/5 | 20.8 | Nuclear weapons status (none) | PARTIAL |
Bloc Context
Zambia sits in Southern Africa, where the strongest shared factor is energy (4.1/5 average) and the weakest shared factor is security (1.6/5 average).
See Southern Africa Analysis for regional aggregation and complementarity.
Factor Notes
Zambia is relatively strongest in energy, where the current display score is 4/5. The weakest available factor is security at 2/5, which is the main quantitative constraint in this auto-generated profile. Missing supplementary metrics do not block page generation, but they reduce detail for Energy, Technology, Demographics, Security.
Sources
- Food: FAO Food Balance Sheets, FAO Food Balance Sheets (derived), FAOSTAT Fertilizers by Nutrient, WRI Aqueduct (2023)
- Energy: World Bank WDI (2022)
- Technology: Harvard Growth Lab, Our World in Data / World Bank, World Bank WDI (2024)
- Demographics: Our World in Data / UN World Population Prospects (2023)
- Security: Curated dataset, Fragile States Index, World Bank WDI (2026)