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Zimbabwe vs Nigeria

Zimbabwe and Nigeria side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$56.71B vs $377.37BZimbabwe vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$3,199 vs $1,556Zimbabwe vs Nigeria
Population16.95M vs 237.53MZimbabwe vs Nigeria

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Indicator Zimbabwe NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$56.71B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$3,199$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy8%15.9%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—26.5%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy59,758.13 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2025/2026
Budget BalanceEconomy-0.8%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy9.3%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy42.3%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-2.24B$-322.41M2024/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy5%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$2,660$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$6,390$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$109.68B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy9.5%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy37.1%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy14.9%8.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy48.2%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy8.8%—2024
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$3.51B$22.79B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy8.5%7.8%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy33%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$484.97M$46.02B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy6.5%9.6%2023/2022
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy7.2%—2018
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy67.7%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy62.2%80.7%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy50.333.92019/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy49.2%41.8%2019/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy49.5%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy36%11.9%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.4%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy41.5%26.2%2024/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy83.1%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$66M$321M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy639K5.27M2020/2016
Current Account BalanceEconomy3.7%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$596.7M$1.08B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.3%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy22.4%5.4%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy27.230.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy6.4%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy4.2%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy2.2%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$48$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy46.4%14%2025/2023
Real Interest RateEconomy-20.1%2.9%2025/2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy10.7%—2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,491$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy54.3%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy11.5%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy34.2%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy68.2%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy84.4%—2024
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy4.8%7.5%2019/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy5.53.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy4.112.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy6.1%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.4%5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy64.6%64%2019/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy86.2%92.9%2019/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$7.5B$387.79M2024/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$9.74B$710.2M2024/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8720.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3860.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—20.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.9%88.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade6.7%3.5%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade21.6%6%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade2.8%2.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade18.1%9.2%2024/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade23.4%16.9%2024/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5980.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5190.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4060.3792023
PopulationDemographics16.95M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.9%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics63.1 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.3 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.674.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics59.5%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics40.3%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics40.5%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics44.7/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics29.331.82026
Death RateDemographics7.2911.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-3.16-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics65.3 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics60.5 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.4%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth62.469.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth9.8%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health2.9%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.140.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth59472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth29.917.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth31.2%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth10.6%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth23.6%32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth357.6992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth44.2104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth22.433.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth2032192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth90%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth91%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth41.8%52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth11.1%15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth1.5%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.950.52014/2004 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth66.8%21.6%2015/2021 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth86%50.7%2019/2022
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health3.071.652022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth95.5842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$63$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth38.3%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth11%3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth93.3%67%2019/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare23.7%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare5.1%11.6%2024/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare48.7%39.7%2019/2024 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.7%33.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare4.3%1.5%2024/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education0.4%0.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation7.7%9.7%2024/2011 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation93.2%70.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation92.5%81.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation88.8%77.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation72.4%74.1%2015/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation89.5%75.7%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation87.1%—2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation49.8%—2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation14%68.5%2019/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation97.9%62.2%2024/2018 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation52.4%46.9%2013/2023 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security19.7%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.25M16.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture41.8%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture121.7119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture255.52K t62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture572 t1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture—350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture82.06K t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture25.05K t1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture634.7K t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture73.5 t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture540K t43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture730 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture329 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture4,863 kg/ha1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture5.7M head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance6.815.72022/2023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance21262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2680.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1470.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8520.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.25-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.99-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.21-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.02-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.18-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.26-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian8.57K123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian03.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian9.5K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology41.6%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology94.270.82024
4G CoverageTechnology51.6%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology1.90.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology12.9%1.6%2023/2025
3G CoverageTechnology87.9%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.8%15.5%2023/2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.5%2.7%2023/2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—0.3%2019
Electricity AccessInfrastructure62%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure92.49K5.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure54.9%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy1.3K MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy104.8 MW284.5 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy1.1K MW2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy82.4%80.3%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy30.7%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy504 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy23%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy3.3 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy46.6%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.4%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy55.6%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy42.9%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy12 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy384 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy3,181 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.77 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate88.3%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate44.7%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate28.3%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate40%5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate15 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Zimbabwe or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $56.71B for Zimbabwe versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Zimbabwe and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Zimbabwe and Nigeria on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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

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