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Zimbabwe

At a glance

  • Zimbabwe has a population of about 17M; its total GDP of $51.2B ranks #94 of 168 countries with data.
  • Its surface area of 390,760 km² is about 2.0× the world median of 198,330 km².
  • Inflation rate stands out most against the median: 104.7% — rank #4 of 162 countries with data.

Where Zimbabwe stands

Population log axis

Population across 169 countries with data: Zimbabwe at 17M, rank #73, world median 11.5M, logarithmic axis. Median 11.5M Zimbabwe · 17M

GDP (total) log axis

GDP (total) across 168 countries with data: Zimbabwe at $51.2B, rank #94, world median $80.7B, logarithmic axis. Median $80.7B Zimbabwe · $51.2B

GDP per capita log axis

GDP per capita across 168 countries with data: Zimbabwe at $3,021, rank #120, world median $6,834, logarithmic axis. Median $6,834 Zimbabwe · $3,021

Life expectancy

Life expectancy across 169 countries with data: Zimbabwe at 63.1 years, rank #153, world median 73.8 years. Median 73.8 years Zimbabwe · 63.1 years

Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.

Zimbabwe: all 46 metrics vs the world median

Metric Value Trend Rank vs median
Population & land
Population 17M (2025) +40% #73 / 169 median 11.5M · 1.5×
Population growth 1.9% (2025) +96% #51 / 169 median 1.1% · 1.7×
Urban population share 40.5% (2025) +24% #135 / 169 median 63.8% · 63%
Population aged 65+ 3.6% (2025) +6% #130 / 169 median 7.4% · 48%
Fertility rate 3.7 (2024) −6% #35 / 169 median 2.1 · 1.8×
Birth rate 29.9‰ (2024) −18% #31 / 169 median 16.0‰ · 1.9×
Death rate 7.5‰ (2024) −54% #77 / 169 median 7.1‰ · 1.1×
Net migration -54.6K (2025) #148 / 169 N/A
Surface area 390,760 km² (2023) #63 / 176 median 198,330 km² · 2.0×
Population density derived 43.4/km² (2025) +40% #116 / 169 median 75.5/km² · 57%
Economy
GDP (total) $51.2B (2025) +707% #94 / 168 median $80.7B · 63%
GDP per capita $3,021 (2025) +476% #120 / 168 median $6,834 · 44%
GNI per capita $2,660 (2025) +619% #123 / 168 median $6,350 · 42%
GDP growth (annual) 8.1% (2025) #9 / 168 median 3.1% · 2.6×
Inflation rate 104.7% (2022) +3364% #4 / 162 median 3.3% · 32×
Unemployment rate 9.3% (2025) +86% #37 / 168 median 5.1% · 1.8×
Gini index 50.3 (2019) +16% #9 / 153 median 35.3 · 1.4×
Poverty rate ($2.15/day) 49.2% (2019) +38% #13 / 153 median 2.5% · 20×
Trade & industry
Exports share of GDP 18.1% (2024) −43% #135 / 163 median 35.0% · 52%
Imports share of GDP 23.4% (2024) −33% #135 / 163 median 40.2% · 58%
Agriculture share of GDP 9.5% (2025) −25% #69 / 168 median 7.2% · 1.3×
Manufacturing share of GDP 14.9% (2025) +26% #42 / 165 median 11.2% · 1.3×
International tourist arrivals 639K (2020) −69% #105 / 162 median 1.1M · 57%
Tourism receipts $66M (2020) −13% #139 / 165 median $705M · 9%
Health & education
Life expectancy 63.1 years (2024) +37% #153 / 169 median 73.8 years · 86%
Infant mortality 62.4‰ (2024) +6% #6 / 166 median 13.1‰ · 4.8×
Under-five mortality 64.7‰ (2024) −31% #17 / 166 median 15.8‰ · 4.1×
DPT immunization 91.0% (2024) +28% #83 / 166 median 90.5% · 1.0×
Hospital beds 2.0 per 1,000 (2014) +8% #89 / 167 median 2.0 per 1,000 · 97%
Health spending share of GDP 2.9% (2023) −72% #151 / 165 median 6.5% · 45%
Secondary school enrollment 52.4% (2013) +26% #130 / 167 median 90.5% · 58%
Education spending share of GDP 0.4% (2023) −75% #163 / 165 median 4.1% · 9%
Society & living
Human Development Index 0.598 (2023) +30% #125 / 165 median 0.754 · 79%
Internet users 41.6% (2024) +3686% #131 / 169 median 81.5% · 51%
Mobile subscriptions 94.2 per 100 (2024) +3263% #121 / 169 median 116.4 per 100 · 81%
Fixed broadband 1.9 per 100 (2024) +8131% #122 / 168 median 12.1 per 100 · 16%
Electricity access 62.0% (2024) +81% #138 / 169 median 99.9% · 62%
Environment & security
CO₂ emissions per capita 0.8 t (2024) −30% #122 / 165 median 2.6 t · 29%
CO₂ emissions (total) derived 12.9 Mt (2024) −4% #97 / 165 median 21.3 Mt · 60%
Renewable electricity share 88.3% (2021) +95% #19 / 169 median 34.1% · 2.6×
Renewable energy consumption 82.4% (2021) +10% #14 / 169 median 26.9% · 3.1×
Forest area 44.7% (2023) −5% #49 / 169 median 32.4% · 1.4×
Agricultural land 41.8% (2023) +5% #84 / 169 median 41.7% · 1.0×
Arable land 10.4% (2023) +10% #87 / 168 median 11.0% · 94%
PM2.5 exposure 15.0 µg/m³ (2023) −15% #115 / 168 median 19.8 µg/m³ · 76%
Military spending 0.4% (2024) −94% #153 / 157 median 1.8% · 19%

Ranks are value-descending and count only the countries that have data for that metric (#1 = highest value); N/A rows occupy no rank.

The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.

Zimbabwe's true-shape outline

Zimbabwe's border outline from Natural Earth 1:110m boundaries — total surface area 390,760 km².

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Data & method

Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).

Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).