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Zimbabwe vs Egypt

Zimbabwe and Egypt side by side across 199 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$56.71B vs $429.65BZimbabwe vs Egypt
GDP per Capita$3,199 vs $3,904Zimbabwe vs Egypt
Population16.95M vs 118.37MZimbabwe vs Egypt

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199 indicators

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Indicator Zimbabwe EgyptPeriod
GDPEconomy$56.71B$429.65B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$3,199$3,9042026
Inflation RateEconomy8%14.3%2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy59,758.13 LCU/USD49.83 LCU/USD2025/2026
Budget BalanceEconomy-0.8%-12.1%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy9.3%6.8%2025
Public DebtEconomy42.3%87%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-2.24B$-42.71B2024/2025
GDP GrowthEconomy5%4.2%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$2,660$3,2602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$6,390$19,3302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$109.68B$2.39T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy9.5%16.6%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy37.1%32.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy14.9%14.5%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy48.2%47.3%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy8.8%12.9%2024/2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$3.51B$41.52B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy8.5%11.4%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy33%42%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$484.97M$48.88B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy6.5%25.8%2023/2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy7.2%12.5%2018/2015
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy67.7%44.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy62.2%18.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy50.328.52019/2021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy49.2%1.4%2019/2021
Account OwnershipEconomy49.5%43.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy36%23.8%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.4%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy41.5%51.3%2024/2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy83.1%25%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$66M$4.87B2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy639K13.03M2020/2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy3.7%-4.2%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$596.7M$46.58B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.3%15.2%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy22.4%15.3%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy27.242.22024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy6.4%5.1%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%3%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy4.2%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy2.2%0.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$48$42023
Lending Interest RateEconomy46.4%24.3%2025/2024
Real Interest RateEconomy-20.1%-7%2025/2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy10.7%8.1%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,491$3,1852021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy54.3%17.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy11.5%29.4%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy34.2%53.1%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy68.2%23.9%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy84.4%93.4%2024/2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy4.8%9.7%2019/2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy5.56.62024
ATMs per 100,000Economy4.137.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy6.1%2.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.4%8.9%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy64.6%7.1%2019/2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy86.2%58.5%2019/2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$7.5B$72.39B2024/2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$9.74B$115.11B2024/2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8720.5992024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3860.1352024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—66.72021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.9%12.5%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade6.7%51.9%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade21.6%21.9%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade2.8%3.8%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade18.1%19.8%2024/2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade23.4%31.5%2024/2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5980.7542023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5190.3982023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4060.5822023
PopulationDemographics16.95M118.37M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.9%1.6%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics63.1 years71.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.3 years24.7 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.672.742024
Rural PopulationDemographics59.5%57.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics40.3%31.6%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics40.5%42.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics44.7/km²120.7/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics29.320.52026
Death RateDemographics7.295.62026
Net Migration RateDemographics-3.16-0.442026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics65.3 years74 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics60.5 years69.7 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.4%1.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth62.420.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth9.8%0.1%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health2.9%4.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.140.672023/2020
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth59712023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth29.99.42021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth31.2%26%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth10.6%57.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth23.6%57.3%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth357.6172023
Under-Five MortalityHealth44.217.52023
Neonatal MortalityHealth22.49.252023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth203102024
Measles ImmunizationHealth90%97%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth91%98%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth41.8%18.4%2024
Basic SanitationHealth11.1%39.8%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth1.5%22.4%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.951.062014/2021 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth66.8%58.5%2015/2014
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth86%97.1%2019/2021
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health3.071.792022/2018
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth95.541.12024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$63$1412023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth38.3%64.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth11%25%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth93.3%90.3%2019/2014 ⚠
Child StuntingChild Welfare23.7%12.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare5.1%3.3%2024/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare48.7%99.1%2019/2021
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.7%15.8%2019/2021
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare4.3%10.1%2024/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education0.4%3.8%2023/2008 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation7.7%38%2024/2025
Adult Literacy RateEducation93.2%79.5%2019/2022
Youth Literacy RateEducation92.5%95.2%2019/2022
Primary Completion RateEducation88.8%96.1%2019/2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation72.4%88.1%2015/2022 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation89.5%96.5%2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation87.1%93.4%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation49.8%70%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation14%75.7%2019/2022
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation97.9%87.1%2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation52.4%84.8%2013/2024 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security19.7%9.4%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.25M—2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture41.8%4.1%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture121.7109.12022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture255.52K t—2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture572 t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture82.06K t780K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture25.05K t—2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture634.7K t7.21M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture73.5 t6.43M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture540K t9.4M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture730 kg/ha7,585 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture329 kg/ha9,132 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture4,863 kg/ha6,778 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture5.7M head2.6M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance6.81.32022/2017 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance21302024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2680.1872025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1470.1152025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8520.7292025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.25-0.832024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.99-0.12024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.21-0.752024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.02-0.982024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.18-0.52024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.26-1.62024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian8.57K220.03K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian9.5K878.27K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian052025
Internet UsersTechnology41.6%74.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology94.297.12024
4G CoverageTechnology51.6%98%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology1.911.72024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology12.9%1.6%2023/2025
3G CoverageTechnology87.9%99.8%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.8%2.5%2023/2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.5%0.7%2023/2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—1%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure62%100%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure92.49K16.67M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure54.9%3.8%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy1.3K MW9.3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy104.8 MW3.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy1.1K MW2.8K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy82.4%6.1%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy30.7%99.9%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy504 kWh1,493 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy23%19.9%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy3.3 MW35.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy46.6%100%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.4%3.1%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%3.8%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy55.6%6.1%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy42.9%87%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy12 TWh244 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy384 gCO₂/kWh563 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy3,181 kWh9,661 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.77 t2.5 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate88.3%12.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate44.7%0%2023
Protected AreasClimate28.3%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate40%7,750%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate15 µg/m³43.1 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Zimbabwe or Egypt have the larger economy?

Egypt has the larger economy: $56.71B for Zimbabwe versus $429.65B for Egypt (GDP, current US$).

How do Zimbabwe and Egypt compare across indicators?

This page compares Zimbabwe and Egypt on 199 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

How do I get this comparison via the API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=ZW,EG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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