If you lived in Zambia instead of Andorra, you would:

Health

be 32.3% less likely to be obese

In Andorra, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Zambia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2024.

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live 17.7 years less

In Andorra, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Zambia, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 95.6% less spent on your healthcare

Andorra spends $5,519 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Zambia spends $244 as of 2023.

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have 93.6% fewer doctors per person

Andorra has 50.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Zambia has 3.2 as of 2022.

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have 29.1% less access to essential health services

Andorra scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Zambia scores 56 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 97.6% less money

Andorra has a GDP per capita of $54,292 as of 2025, while in Zambia, the GDP per capita is $1,318 as of 2025.

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Life

have 4.8 times more children

In Andorra, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Zambia, there are 32.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 7.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Andorra, approximately 11.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Zambia, 85.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 14.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Andorra, approximately 2.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Zambia, on the other hand, 34.6 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 48.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Andorra, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Zambia, that number is 51% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 18% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 81.9% less likely to have internet access

In Andorra, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Zambia, about 17.1% do as of 2024.

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be 26.6% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Andorra, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Zambia, that number is 73% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 22.3% less on healthcare

Andorra spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Zambia, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 2.1 times more on education

Andorra spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Zambia spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Safety

be 6.8 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Andorra, road accidents kill 2.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Zambia, they kill 17.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 98.5% less home broadband

Andorra has 52.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Zambia has 0.8 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Zambia: At a glance

Zambia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 743,398 sq km. The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the [British] South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices, economic mismanagement and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule, but the subsequent vote in 1996 saw blatant harassment of opposition parties. The election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems with three parties filing a legal petition challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy MWANAWASA. MWANAWASA was reelected in 2006 in an election that was deemed free and fair. Upon his abrupt death in August 2008, he was succeeded by his vice president, Rupiah BANDA, who subsequently won a special presidential by-election in October 2008. Michael SATA was elected president in September 2011.
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