Zambia vs Zimbabwe
Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 17.1% in Zambia and 41.6% in Zimbabwe, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 24.5 percentage points, or 2.44 times that in Zambia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Zimbabwe has been higher since 1996, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2024, Zambia ranked 176 and Zimbabwe ranked 151 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Zambia | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 17.1 | 41.6 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 16.5 | 38.7 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 15 | 36.3 | 67 |
| 2021 | 14.8 | 32.6 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 14.7 | 29.3 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 14.5 | 26.6 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 14.3 | 25 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 12.2 | 24.4 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 10.3 | 23.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 8.8 | 22.7 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 6.5 | 16.4 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 4.8 | 15.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 4.1 | 12 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6.4 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 2.5 | 4 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 1.9 | 3 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 1.1 | 2.1 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | 1.8 | – |
| 2002 | 0.5 | 1.1 | – |
| 2001 | 0.2 | 0.8 | – |
| 2000 | 0.2 | 0.4 | – |
| 1999 | 0.1 | 0.2 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, 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