# Is Zambia safe in 2026?

> Zambia scores 85.3/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political instability, economy, crime. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 83.9/100).

**Safety index:** 85.3 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** very safe
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/zambia
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T04:11:05Z
**License:** CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — reuse with attribution to safemap.ai and the timestamp of the numbers.
**Contact:** contact@safemap.ai

## Threat breakdown

| Category | Current | Cap |
|---|---|---|
| Political instability | 4.9 | 15 |
| Economy | 2.5 | 8 |
| Crime | 4.0 | 15 |
| Natural disasters | 1.2 | 5 |
| Public health | 0.2 | 3 |
| Internet freedom | 0.4 | 7 |
| Ecology | 0.1 | 1 |
| Military conflict | 1.3 | 30 |
| Sanctions | 0.1 | 4 |
| Nuclear risk | 0.0 | 12 |

## 30-day trend

Zambia's score fell by −7.6 over the last 30 days (92.8 → 85.3).

Aug 3 · 92.8 → Sep 1 · 85.3

## Official travel advisory

**Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions.** The U.S. State Department places Zambia at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions. Our live index reads 85.3/100. That advisory was last revised Jul 31, 2023, 1128 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Source: U.S. Department of State (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/zambia-travel-advisory.html), revised Jul 31, 2023. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-08-30T17:30:44Z — Zambia opposition leader Brian Mundubile charged with treason — political, severity 4/10 — Al Jazeera — https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/30/zambia-opposition-leader-brian-mundubile-charged-with-treason?traffic_source=rss
- 2026-08-27T15:55:08Z — Zambian opposition leader in police custody: state media — political, severity 3/10 — Deutsche Welle — https://www.dw.com/en/zambian-opposition-leader-in-police-custody-state-media/a-78531338?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-xml-mrss
- 2026-08-24T18:30:41Z — Zambia closes courts on last day to file election challenge - Reuters - Zambia closes courts on last day to file election challenge Reuters — political, severity 6/10 — Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/zambia-closes-courts-last-day-file-election-challenge-2026-08-24/
- 2026-08-17T08:26:56Z — Top Zambian opposition figures arrested days after presidential vote — political, severity 5/10 — BBC News — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0nj3ln8r5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- 2026-08-14T15:31:13Z — Zambia Halts Presidential Election Vote Count Over Violence and Fraud Allegations — political, severity 6/10 — New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/africa/zambia-election-vote-count-suspended-president.html
- 2026-07-17T14:19:49Z — Guy Scott, Who Caused a Stir as White Leader of Zambia, Dies at 82 - Two decades after the fall of apartheid in South Africa, he served briefly as Africa’s only white president. — political, severity 1/10 — New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/world/africa/guy-scott-dead.html

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 83.9/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:02:31Z.

Ongoing political arrests and election-related unrest are causing significant instability.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Zambia (this country) | 85.3 | — |
| Zimbabwe | 74.2 | −11.0 |
| Malawi | 84.7 | −0.5 |
| Mozambique | 65.6 | −19.7 |
| Botswana | 92.4 | +7.2 |
| Tanzania | 81.6 | −3.7 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 85.3/100 for Zambia, as of 2026-09-01T04:11:05Z.

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