Key Indicators
Income Group Low income
Regional Group Africa
Population (Total) 18,383,956
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) 3,457

Performance Overview

ISO3

ZMB

Country

Zambia

Score

34.02

Rank

113

Technology

28.16

People

32.10

Governance

40.48

Impact

35.32

Pillar: Technology Score: 28.16Rank: 117
SCORERANK

Access

42.38 119

1. Mobile tariffs

39.28101

2. Handset prices

46.4379

3. FTTH/building Internet subscriptions

11.6386

4. Population covered by at least a 3G mobile network

91.46120

5. International Internet bandwidth

59.65111

6. Internet access in schools

5.8173

Content

22.35 112

1. GitHub commits

0.42114

2. Internet domain registrations

0.09124

3. Mobile apps development

50.08119

4. AI scientific publications

38.8167

Future technologies

19.77 111

1. Adoption of emerging technologies

25.44113

2. Investment in emerging technologies

31.2592

3. Robot density

n/an/a

4. Computer software spending

2.62107
Pillar: People Score: 32.10Rank: 100
SCORERANK

Individuals

33.56 103

1. Active Mobile Broadband Subscriptions Count

n/an/a

2. ICT skills in the education system

38.1781

3. Use of virtual social networks

11.49115

4. Tertiary enrollment

1.63124

5. Adult literacy rate

82.9772

6. AI talent concentration

n/an/a

Businesses

47.96 54

1. Firms with website

57.1955

2. GERD financed by business enterprise

n/an/a

3. Knowledge intensive employment

12.87109

4. Annual investment in telecommunication services

73.8381

5. GERD performed by business enterprise

n/an/a

Governments

14.78 130

1. Government online services

23.63125

2. Publication and use of open data

2.94100

3. Government promotion of investment in emerging tech

17.76108

4. R&D expenditure by governments and higher education

n/an/a
Pillar: Governance Score: 40.48Rank: 104
SCORERANK

Trust

35.27 84

1. Secure internet servers

29.63114

2. Cybersecurity

68.3379

3. Online access to financial account

40.4644

4. Internet shopping

2.66106

Regulation

54.15 99

1. Regulatory quality

24.53105

2. ICT regulatory environment

70.2093

3. Regulation of emerging technologies

6.58113

4. E-commerce legislation

100.001

5. Privacy protection by law content

69.4456

Inclusion

32.03 123

1. E-Participation

28.39123

2. Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments

36.39118

3. Availability of local online content

21.39124

4. Gender gap in Internet use

50.1691

5. Rural gap in uses of digital payments

23.83114
Pillar: Impact Score: 35.32Rank: 122
SCORERANK

Economy

13.42 122

1. High-tech and medium-high-tech manufacturing

11.0386

2. High-tech exports

3.54105

3. PCT patent applications

0.0099

4. Domestic market size

40.6892

5. Prevalence of gig economy

18.90113

6. ICT services exports

6.39116

Quality of life

35.63 126

1. Happiness

16.09126

2. Freedom to make life choices

77.5653

3. Income inequality

14.82115

4. Healthy life expectancy at birth

34.04121

SDG Contribution

56.91 90

1. SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

43.17103

2. SDG 4: Quality Education

n/an/a

3. SDG 5: Women's economic opportunity

73.6872

4. SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

51.80115

4. SDDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

58.9877

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