India vs Zimbabwe: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing India and Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (27,000) against India (4.52); Zimbabwe leads on Televisions (370,000) against India (63); Zimbabwe leads on Oil Imports (13,140) against India (3.06). Across 110 compared metrics, India wins on 68 and Zimbabwe wins on 36.

  • 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🇮🇳 India🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.9 %37.89 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 38% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.96 points52.1 points
Radios1161.14
Televisions63370,000
Waterways14,500223

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country717.60B $2.12B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $43.77B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %7.17 %
Coal Revenue1.150.4
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.51 %18 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP4.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7154.3
Electricity Consumption1.147.12
Electricity Exports5.151.24
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7158
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1237
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20
Electricity from Other Renewables165
Electricity Imports5.622.22
Electricity Installed Capacity367.82.12
Electricity Production1.396.8
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.18 USD per capita10.86 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient25.550.3
Gross Fixed Investment3021.9
Gross National Saving28.823.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %2.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %104.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP0.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption55.430
Natural Gas Exports76.450
Natural Gas Imports23.960
Natural Gas Production31.540
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.290
Oil Consumption3.1811,000
Oil Exports825,6000
Oil Imports3.0613,140
Oil Production954,0000
Oil Proved Reserves5.680
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 people38.3 people
Public Debt46.569.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USD2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.5227,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.310
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,30026,400
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.90
Remittances3.59.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.141.61
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)27.1235.72
Taxes and Other Revenues6.77.2
Unemployment Rate4.3 %8.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M257,859
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.8212.58
Population Distributiona very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other rivaside 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 Country432 Cubic meters per year6 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.9120

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %0.77 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)68.794.98
Agricultural land1.78M sq. km161,637 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,000 km0 km
Dam capacity per capita167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant5,789.94 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land754,5621,740

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.13 %14.23 %
Administrative Divisions288
Independence1518
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.51.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP2.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %11.6 %
Hospital Bed Density0.5 people/sq km1.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %358 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.220.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.9 %15.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.31.3
Underweight Children Under 531.59.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇳 India🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3.07M51,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %61.47 %
Human Capital Index0.520.5
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years66.77 years
Median age of population29.19 years18.27 years
Population Change14.13M persons330,753.6 persons
Population density496.42 per sq. km44.51 per sq. km
Total population1.48B persons17.27M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.140.16
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %28.18 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %66.8 %
Death Rate (%)8.7 %6.4 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP0.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age389.10M persons4.59M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate607.696.39
Learning-adjusted years of school9.6 years6.9 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 people1.58 people
Mean Male Height (cm)164.95168.59
Military Manpower at Military Age17This entry gives the minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.
Military Service Age and Obligationages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year co18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.2 %34.87 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km0.14 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.72 %1.82 %
Population living in slums5.41 %52.34 %
Total deaths8.28M persons119,489.5 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)57.51 %58.61 %
Total fertility rate1.93 per woman3.6 per woman
Total net-migration-632,939 persons-53,252 persons
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births41.72 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.140.07
Airports315144
Civil Air Travel9312
Heliports2895

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