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Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Harare231,933 observations
Population
16.95M
world rank #73 / 217
GDP
51.22B
world rank #95 / 186
GDP / capita
5,529.2
world rank #145 / 185
Life expectancy
63.1
world rank #200 / 217

Governance

600 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile22.5#180Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile32.1#175Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile48.5#173Rule of Law0-100 percentile36.1#182
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,445 indicators
GDPcurrent US$51.22B#95GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $5,529.2#145GDP growth%8.1%#8Inflation%104.7%#176
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

129 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$9.71B#106Merchandise importscurrent US$10.11B#116Exports of goods & services% GDP18.1%#141Imports of goods & services% GDP23.4%#143
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,736 indicators
Life expectancyyears63.1#200Infant mortalityper 1k births62.4#144Maternal mortalityper 100k358#100Health spending% GDP2.9%#178
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,798 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross52.4%#122Education spending% GDP0.38%#119Adult literacy%93.2%#26Primary enrollment% gross93.1%#110
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,316 indicators
Populationpeople16.95M#73Population growth%1.9%#54Urban population%40.5%#160Fertility ratebirths/woman3.7#37
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

277 indicators
Electricity access% pop62%#51Renewable energy share%82.4%#12Forest area% land44.7%#63Electric power consumptionkWh per capita503.8#123
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

224 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop46.6%#50Electricity access, urban% urban pop85.1%#41Energy use per capitakg oil eq.472.2#122Electricity from coal% of output54.1%#72
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

355 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area28.3%#41Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources40%#138Capture fisheries productiontonnes104,906#79
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

300 indicators
Agricultural land% land area41.8%#93Cereal yieldkg per hectare743.9#170Aquaculture productiontonnes8,224#92Food production index2014-16 = 100121.7#42
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

571 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people94.2#122Secure internet serversper 1M people90#169Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people1.8#110
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,563 indicators
Gini indexindex50.3#64Extreme poverty% pop49.2%#35Internet users% pop41.6%#149Homicide rateper 100k6.8#70
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

400 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-105.3#42Hazard & exposure0-104.1#35Vulnerability0-106#48
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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