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Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Ethiopia
eth
Leads on 60 of 109 metrics
Zimbabwe
zwe
Leads on 29 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Ethiopia and Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.30) against Ethiopia (620,000); Ethiopia leads on Electricity Exports (166) against Zimbabwe (1.24); Ethiopia leads on Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country (61.91 billion $) against Zimbabwe (2.12 billion $). Across 109 compared metrics, Ethiopia wins on 60 and Zimbabwe wins on 29.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)16.7 %37.1 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 17% (2021 est.)percent of population: 38% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score36.92 points52.1 points★
Radios15.2★1.14
Televisions682,000★370,000
Waterwaysnonechrome ore is transported from Harare - by way of the Mazoe River - to the Zambezi River in Mozambique

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.91B $★2.12B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars174.87B $★43.77B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA7.17 %
Coal Revenue00.4★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13.5 %18 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP4.7 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index4854.3★
Electricity Consumption9.06★7.12
Electricity Exports166★1.24
Electricity from Fossil Fuels358★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants86★37
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables11★5
Electricity Imports02.22★
Electricity Installed Capacity2.78★2.12
Electricity Production11.15★6.8
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)2.37 USD per capita10.86 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient31.150.3★
Gross Fixed Investment22.7★21.9
Gross National Saving32.1★23.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)9.2 %★2.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)21 %★104.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP★0.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption00
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves24.92★0
Oil Consumption47,000★11,000
Oil Exports00
Oil Imports33,480★13,140
Oil Production00
Oil Proved Reserves430,000★0
Population Below Poverty Line23.5 people★38.3 people
Public Debt31.4★69.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)7.3 USD★2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption74,000★27,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports00
Refined Petroleum Products Imports69,970★26,400
Refined Petroleum Products Production00
Remittances0.339.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources5.81★1.61
Taxes and Other Revenues3.97.2★
Unemployment Rate3.4 %★8.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)266,630257,859★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions18.5212.58★
Population Distributionhighest density is found in the highlands of the north and middle areas of the country, particularly around the centrally located capital city of Addis Ababa; the far east and southeast are sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution mapaside from major urban agglomerations in Harare and Bulawayo, population distribution is fairly even, with slightly greater overall numbers in the eastern half, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country20 Cubic meters per year★6 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources122★20

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.3 %★0.77 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)121.31★94.98
Agricultural land393,721.2 sq. km★161,637 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km0 km
Dam capacity per capita222.45 cubic meters per inhabitant5,789.94 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land1,814★1,740

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.95 %★14.23 %
Administrative Divisions12★8
Independenceoldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world, at least 2,000 years; may be traced to the Aksumite Kingdom, which appeared in the first century B.C.18
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.4★1.5
Health Care Spending per Capita92.99 USD★-57.79 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP★2.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.8 %★11.6 %
Hospital Bed Density0.3 people/sq km1.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)195 %★358 %
Mean Age at First Birth19.320.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)4.5 %★15.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS620,0001.3★
Underweight Children Under 521.29.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)138,000★51,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Currently married (Percent)68.08 %★61.47 %
Human Capital Index0.380.5★
Life expectancy at birth72.18 years★66.77 years
Median age of population19.34 years★18.27 years
Population Change3.49M persons★330,753.6 persons
Population density138.75 per sq. km44.51 per sq. km★
Total population138.88M persons★17.27M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.34★0.16
Birth Rate (%)29.08 %★28.18 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate37.7 %66.8 %★
Death Rate (%)5.58 %★6.4 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP★0.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age35.02M persons★4.59M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate54.47★6.39
Learning-adjusted years of school4.02 years6.9 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.46 people★1.58 people
Mean Male Height (cm)166.23168.59★
Military Manpower at Military Age18This entry gives the minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization67.29 %★34.87 %
Physician Density0.14 people/sq km0.14 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate2.34 %★1.82 %
Population living in slums59.67 %★52.34 %
Total deaths769,483.3 persons119,489.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)43.77 %58.61 %★
Total fertility rate3.72 per woman★3.6 per woman
Total net-migration33,628.9 persons★-53,252 persons
Under-five mortality rate39.98 per live births★41.72 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.030.07★
Airports58144★
Civil Air Travel25★12
Heliports15★

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