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Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan Africa ·Lower middle incomeZWE

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🌍Population
2024

16.6M

73rd of 217 countries

💰GDP per Capita
2024

$2,497

149th of 192 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2023

62.8 yrs

200th of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

0.77 t

148th of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

9.3%

38th of 182 countries

🔥Inflation
2022

104.7%

3rd of 178 countries

⚖️Inequality
2019

40.5%

3rd of 78 countries

🛡️Military Spending
2024

0.4%

143rd of 147 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$63

162nd of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2023

38.4%

153rd of 181 countries

Electricity Access
2023

62.0%

182nd of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.550

159th of 193 countries

🏚️Poverty
2019

49.2%

4th of 78 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2023

3.72

36th of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

39.9%

171st of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2020

19.5 µg/m³

107th of 200 countries

✈️Tourism
2020

639,000

75th of 132 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2023

44.2 / 1k

34th of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2019

93.2%

26th of 55 countries

🌲Forest Area
2023

44.7%

63rd of 213 countries

👴Aging Population
2024

3.6%

176th of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2024

1.1%

134th of 186 countries

🚢Trade
2024

41.5%

138th of 160 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

3.4%

131st of 208 countries

🎒Education
2023

0.4%

118th of 121 countries

💸Remittances
2024

8.4%

33rd of 175 countries

📱Mobile
2023

91.6

131st of 162 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

34.5%

157th of 196 countries

🔫Homicide Rate
2022

6.8 / 100k

36th of 105 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2024

28.1%

79th of 183 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

31 Mt

109th of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

9.9

184th of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Zimbabwe

  • Zimbabwe records 0.4% in education spending (2023), ranking 118th out of 121 countries — in the bottom 2% globally.
  • Zimbabwe records 0.4% in military spending (2024), ranking 143rd out of 147 countries — in the bottom 3% globally.
  • In 2019, Zimbabwe ranks 3rd out of 78 countries in income inequality (40.5%) — placing it in the top 4% globally.
  • In 2019, Zimbabwe ranks 4th out of 78 countries in poverty rate (49.2%) — placing it in the top 5% globally.
  • Zimbabwe records 62.8 yrs in life expectancy (2023), ranking 200th out of 217 countries — in the bottom 8% globally.

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