Country profile
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe ranks #73 of 215 for population, #163 of 209 for gdp per capita, #199 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
17M
people · 2024
Rank #73 of 215
Life expectancy
63.1
years · 2024
Rank #199 of 216
Poverty headcount
49.2%
% of population · 2019
Rank #14 of 186
Under-5 mortality
64.7
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #25 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
48.7%
% net enrollment · 2013
Rank #172 of 232
Tobacco use
11.3%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #123 of 163
Calorie supply
2,393
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #164 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
639,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #118 of 203
GDP per capita
$2,497
current US$ · 2024
Rank #163 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
105
annual % growth · 2022
Rank #4 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
38,681
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #3 of 210
Forest area
44.7%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #69 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
19.5
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #140 of 248
Protected areas
28.3%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #36 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.82
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #161 of 210
Fertilizer use
25.9
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #131 of 194
Pesticide use
0.54
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #153 of 193
Cereal yield
1.07
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #160 of 182
Digital
Internet users
41.6%
% of population · 2024
Rank #168 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
1.94
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #197 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
94.2
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #182 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
62%
% of population · 2023
Rank #182 of 215
Renewable electricity output
88.3%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #20 of 257
Energy use per person
3,181
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #158 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.27
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #120 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Zimbabwe; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield