Germany vs Zambia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Germany and Zambia: Zambia leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.50) against Germany (93,000); Zambia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (23,000) against Germany (2.46); Zambia leads on Oil Imports (17,570) against Germany (2.67). Across 108 compared metrics, Germany wins on 69 and Zambia wins on 35.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)91.63 %15 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 33% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points57.33 points
Radios77.81.2
Televisions51.4277,000
Waterways7,3002,250

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $826.47M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $32.38B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %9.1 %
Coal Revenue0.020.04
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %12.5 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.756.9
Electricity Consumption536.511.04
Electricity Exports78.861.18
Electricity from Fossil Fuels415
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants293
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels50
Electricity from Other Renewables522
Electricity Imports28.342.19
Electricity Installed Capacity208.52.57
Electricity Production612.811.55
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita8.27 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.451.5
Gross Fixed Investment17.820.5
Gross National Saving2838.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %3.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %15 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP1.3 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.360
Natural Gas Exports34.610
Natural Gas Imports119.50
Natural Gas Production7.90
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.50
Oil Consumption2.516,000
Oil Exports470,200360
Oil Imports2.6717,570
Oil Production147,200190
Oil Proved Reserves2760
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people60 people
Public Debt63.971.4
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.4623,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000371
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,80010,150
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.1613,120
Remittances0.50.9
Revenue from Forest Resources0.034.45
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)067.89
Taxes and Other Revenues1116.8
Unemployment Rate3.5 %6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M212,572
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.199.88
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliaone of the highest levels of urbanization in Africa; high density in the central area, particularly around the cities of Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year47 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources154104.8

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %0.63 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.1444
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km238,390 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km0 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant4,402.19 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,0651,560

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %30.99 %
Administrative Divisions1610
Independence1824
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.810.3
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP6.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA10.8 %
Hospital Bed Density8 people/sq km2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %85 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.919.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %8.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,0001.5
Underweight Children Under 50.611.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,00016,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %52.13 %
Human Capital Index0.750.41
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years70.69 years
Median age of population45.59 years18.13 years
Population Change-741,055 persons624,260.3 persons
Population density242.59 per sq. km30.24 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons22.51M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.880.84
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %29.6 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %49.6 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %4.91 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons5.74M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.777.41
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years4.64 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people3.18 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88166.52
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %55.41 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km0.32 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %2.51 %
Population living in slums0 %45.09 %
Total deaths1.07M persons103,544 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %52.58 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman3.9 per woman
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons8,443.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births47.18 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.350.05
Airports840120
Civil Air Travel23912
Heliports4494

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