Germany vs Zimbabwe: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Germany and Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.30) against Germany (93,000); Zimbabwe leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (27,000) against Germany (2.46); Zimbabwe leads on Televisions (370,000) against Germany (51.40). Across 110 compared metrics, Germany wins on 74 and Zimbabwe wins on 30.

  • 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: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.48 %38.43 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 38% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points52.1 points
Radios77.81.14
Televisions51.4370,000
Waterways7,300223

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $2.12B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $43.77B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %7.17 %
Coal Revenue0.020.4
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %18 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP4.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.754.3
Electricity Consumption536.57.12
Electricity Exports78.861.24
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4158
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants237
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels50
Electricity from Other Renewables525
Electricity Imports28.342.22
Electricity Installed Capacity208.52.12
Electricity Production612.86.8
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita10.86 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.450.3
Gross Fixed Investment17.821.9
Gross National Saving2823.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %2.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %104.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP0.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.360
Natural Gas Exports34.610
Natural Gas Imports119.50
Natural Gas Production7.90
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.50
Oil Consumption2.511,000
Oil Exports470,2000
Oil Imports2.6713,140
Oil Production147,2000
Oil Proved Reserves2760
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people38.3 people
Public Debt63.969.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.4627,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,0000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,80026,400
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.160
Remittances0.59.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.031.61
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.2549.22
Taxes and Other Revenues117.2
Unemployment Rate3.5 %8.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M257,859
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.1912.58
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-Westphaliaaside 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 Country45.7 Cubic meters per year6 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources15420

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %0.77 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.1494.98
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km161,637 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km0 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant5,789.94 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,0651,740

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %14.23 %
Administrative Divisions168
Independence1818
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.81.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP2.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA11.6 %
Hospital Bed Density8 people/sq km1.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %358 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.920.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %15.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,0001.3
Underweight Children Under 50.69.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,00051,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %61.47 %
Human Capital Index0.750.5
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years66.77 years
Median age of population45.59 years18.27 years
Population Change-741,055 persons330,753.6 persons
Population density242.59 per sq. km44.51 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons17.27M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.880.16
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BAA
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %28.18 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %66.8 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %6.4 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP0.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons4.59M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.776.39
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years6.9 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people1.58 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88168.59
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 Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %34.87 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km0.14 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %1.82 %
Population living in slums0 %52.34 %
Total deaths1.07M persons119,489.5 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %58.61 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman3.6 per woman
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons-53,252 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births41.72 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.350.07
Airports840144
Civil Air Travel23912
Heliports4495

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