Zambia vs Zimbabwe
Zambia vs Zimbabwe: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $1,356 in Zambia and $1,503 in Zimbabwe, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by $147, or 1.11 times that in Zambia.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Zimbabwe has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2025, Zambia ranked 159 and Zimbabwe ranked 154 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Zambia | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,356 | $1,503 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $1,343 | $1,417 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $1,331 | $1,418 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $1,299 | $1,369 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $1,269 | $1,312 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $1,229 | $1,231 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $1,301 | $1,358 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $1,321 | $1,472 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $1,309 | $1,423 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $1,304 | $1,378 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $1,296 | $1,387 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $1,299 | $1,381 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $1,281 | $1,368 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $1,259 | $1,360 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $1,208 | $1,185 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $1,183 | $1,056 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $1,111 | $897 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $1,054 | $803 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $1,013 | $987 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $969 | $1,038 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $929 | $1,089 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $896 | $1,166 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $864 | $1,251 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $833 | $1,525 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $822 | $1,690 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $805 | $1,677 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $796 | $1,746 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $782 | $1,789 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $806 | $1,774 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $796 | $1,760 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $768 | $1,621 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $765 | $1,634 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $857 | $1,498 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $822 | $1,504 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $857 | $1,700 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $879 | $1,654 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $906 | $1,588 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $940 | $1,554 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $909 | $1,491 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $911 | $1,524 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $932 | $1,544 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $945 | $1,494 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $978 | $1,578 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $1,030 | $1,614 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $1,094 | $1,635 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $1,063 | $1,547 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $1,063 | $1,432 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $1,129 | $1,409 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $1,158 | $1,469 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $1,251 | $1,618 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $1,214 | $1,660 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $1,280 | $1,747 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $1,238 | $1,693 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $1,287 | $1,703 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $1,212 | $1,621 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $1,247 | $1,533 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $1,225 | $1,290 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $1,270 | $1,184 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $1,296 | $1,199 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $1,240 | $1,142 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $1,355 | $1,160 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $1,199 | $1,142 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $1,103 | $1,191 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $1,102 | $1,157 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $1,167 | $1,177 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $1,188 | $1,143 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Zambia vs Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyZambia: 66.4 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityZambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityZambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionZambia: 3.64% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateZambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationZambia: 20.7 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthZambia: 2.83% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateZambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationZambia: 45.9% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageZambia: 17.5 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overZambia: 1.9% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateZambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingZambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsZambia: $343M in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personZambia: $19 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingZambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelZambia: 16,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerZambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersZambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsZambia: 1 million TIV in 2024Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsZambia: 2 million TIV in 1990Zimbabwe: 4 million TIV in 2001