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Zimbabwe flag Zimbabwe Africa
United States flag United States North America
Key Statistics
Population
people
16.6M
74th
340.1M
3rd
GDP
gross domestic product, US$
$41.5B
105th
$28.8T
1st
GDP per Capita
US$ per person
$2,497
167th
$84,534
12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
international $
$5,870
161st
$85,980
10th
GDP Growth
annual %
1.7% 150th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
km²
390,760 km²
62nd
9,831,510 km²
3rd
Population Density
people per km²
42.6 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate
births per woman
3.7 36th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
% of population
39.9% 171st
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
% of population
3.6% 176th
17.9% 45th
Health
Life Expectancy
years at birth
62.8 yrs
201st
78.4 yrs
63rd
Infant Mortality
per 1,000 live births
40.6 173rd
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality
per 100,000 live births
358.0 177th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
US$
$63
165th
$13,473
1st
Health Spending
% of GDP
2.9% 180th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians
per 1,000 people
0.14
189th
3.68
39th
Hospital Beds
per 1,000 people
1.95
113th
2.68
82nd
Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024
Population pyramid of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Population pyramid of United States
United States
Economy & Environment
Unemployment Rate
% of labour force
9.4% 146th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions
tons per capita
8.23 137th
17.74 175th
Agriculture
% of GDP
8.7%
1.0%
Industry
% of GDP
35.0%
17.9%
Services
% of GDP
50.6%
77.6%
Exports
% of GDP
18.0%
11.1%
Imports
% of GDP
23.4%
14.3%
Education & Society
Literacy Rate
% of adults
93.2% 84th
N/A
Education Spending
% of GDP
0.4% 199th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
0 = perfect equality
50.3 163rd
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate
at $2.15/day
49.2% 159th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate
per 100,000 people
6.8 141st
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
% of seats
28.1% 80th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
% of female population
62.1% 37th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending
% of GDP
0.4% 159th
3.4% 24th
Technology & Infrastructure
Internet Users
% of population
38.4%
172nd
93.1%
42nd
Mobile Subscriptions
per 100 people
91.6 159th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
% of population
62.0%
183rd
100.0%
124th
Access to Water
% of population
67.2%
194th
100.0%
44th
Access to Sanitation
% of population
34.6%
194th
99.6%
34th
Renewable Energy
% of consumption
82.4% 14th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area
% of land area
44.7% 63rd
33.9% 96th
Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.
GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services
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Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP
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Population Over Time1960 – 2024
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GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$
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Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024
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