press rank #76 · 
~$933/mo
Can you live unwatched in Zambia?
Mixed civil liberties, ranked #76 for press freedom. Not individually assessed beyond public indices.
The privacy scorecard
8 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #76 ~$933/mo national average
Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law
The vaccine the law names is smallpox, eradicated in 1980. The modern schedule is free and runs on consent, in the shadow of a statute nobody has rewritten.
If you skip them: No school admission, and fines up to 750 penalty units.
Exemptions: Medical only.
Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024
Legal & financial exposure
Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.
Does not report your account balances abroad
Extradition treaty with the US
ID required to buy a SIM card
4 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.
6 real places in Zambia
Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.
Lusaka
~$1,100/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5Kitwe
~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5Ndola
~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5Kabwe
~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5Livingstone
~$1,100/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5Siavonga
~$1,000/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5Weigh Zambia against your own threat model
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Find where to live on ArcadiaCountry-level estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.