Zimbabwe (Republic of Zimbabwe)

https://www.humantruth.info/zimbabwe.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Zimbabwe Republic of Zimbabwe
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	187th best
Capital	Harare
Land Area	386 850km²₁
Location	Africa
Population	14.4m₂
Life Expectancy	59.25yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$3 810 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	ZW, ZWE, 716₅
Internet Domain	.zw₆
Currency	Dollar (ZWD)₇
Telephone	+263₈

1. Overview

#UK

“The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the [British] South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded more complete voting rights for the black African majority in the country (then called Rhodesia). UN sanctions and a guerrilla uprising finally led to free elections in 1979 and independence (as Zimbabwe) in 1980. Robert MUGABE, the nation's first prime minister, has been the country's only ruler (as president since 1987) and has dominated the country's political system since independence. His chaotic land redistribution campaign, which began in 2000, caused an exodus of white farmers, crippled the economy, and ushered in widespread shortages of basic commodities. Ignoring international condemnation, MUGABE rigged the 2002 presidential election to ensure his reelection. In April 2005, Harare embarked on Operation Restore Order, ostensibly an urban rationalization program, which resulted in the destruction of the homes or businesses of 700,000 mostly poor supporters of the opposition. President MUGABE in June 2007 instituted price controls on all basic commodities causing panic buying and leaving store shelves empty for months. General elections held in March 2008 contained irregularities but still amounted to a censure of the ZANU-PF-led government with the opposition winning a majority of seats in parliament. MDC opposition leader Morgan TSVANGIRAI won the most votes in the presidential polls, but not enough to win outright. In the lead up to a run-off election in late June 2008, considerable violence enacted against opposition party members led to the withdrawal of TSVANGIRAI from the ballot. Extensive evidence of violence and intimidation resulted in international condemnation of the process. Difficult negotiations over a power-sharing government, in which MUGABE remained president and TSVANGIRAI became prime minister, were finally settled in February 2009, although the leaders failed to agree upon many key outstanding governmental issues. MUGABE since 2010 has called for early elections - his term does not expire until June 2013 - but no election has been held.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“The welcomes are warm and the national parks offer some of Africa´s most rewarding wildlife encounters. Zimbabwe is ready and waiting. All it´s missing is you. After a decade of political ruin, violence and economic disaster, finally some good news is coming out of Zimbabwe - tourism is back. Visitors are returning in numbers not seen since the turmoil began to spot the Big Five strut their stuff around spectacular parks, discover World Heritage-listed archaeological sites and stand in awe of a natural wonder of the world: Victoria Falls.
A journey here will take you through an attractive patchwork of landscapes, from central highveld, balancing boulders and flaming msasa trees, to laid-back towns, lush Eastern Highland mountains and a network of lifeblood rivers up north. Along the way you´ll receive a friendly welcome from locals, famous for their politeness and resilience in the face of hardship.
While there may be a long way to go, sure signs of recovery continue in Zimbabwe, giving hope to this embattled nation that a new dawn will soon rise.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Zimbabwe National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Value₁₁
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
	...
144	Swaziland	0.597
145	Equatorial Guinea	0.596
146=	Cambodia	0.593
146=	Zimbabwe	0.593
148	Angola	0.586
149	Myanmar (Burma)	0.585
150	Syria	0.577
151	Cameroon	0.576
	Africa Avg	0.56
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₁
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
	...
153	Papua New Guinea	$4 009
154	Nepal	$3 877
155	Myanmar (Burma)	$3 851
156	Zimbabwe	$3 810
157	Micronesia	$3 696
158	Cameroon	$3 621
159	Sudan	$3 575
160	Benin	$3 409
	Africa Avg	$5 339
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂
1	Denmark	27.2
2	Norway	31.1
3	Sweden	33.2
	...
184	Niger	125.0
185	Mauritania	126.6
186	Yemen	127.4
187	Zimbabwe	128.2
188	Central African Rep.	131.1
189	Congo, DR	133.5
190	Angola	135.8
191	Vatican City	136.2
	Africa Avg	119.0
	World Avg	89.3
q=199.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Zimbabwe's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

Zimbabwe's population is predicted to rise to 17.63 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 3.44. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₁₃

Population₂
Pos.		2018 Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
70	Senegal	15.9m
71	Chad	15.5m
72	Somalia	15.0m
73	Zimbabwe	14.4m
74	Guinea	12.4m
75	Rwanda	12.3m
76	Tunisia	11.6m
77	Benin	11.5m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		2021 Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
181	Mozambique	59.3
182	Burkina Faso	59.3
183	Namibia	59.3
184	Zimbabwe	59.3
185	Congo, DR	59.2
186	Mali	58.9
187	Guinea	58.9
188	Ivory Coast	58.6
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₄
Pos.		2022₁₄
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
160	Hong Kong	0.70
161	Uzbekistan	3.31
162	Pakistan	3.41
163	Zimbabwe	3.44
164	Iraq	3.45
165	Gabon	3.46
166	Nauru	3.46
167	Ghana	3.51
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better₁₅
Pos.		2016 Per 100₁₅
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3=	Chad	04.7
	...
8	Gambia	04.9
9	Angola	05.0
10=	Afghanistan	05.0
10=	Zimbabwe	05.0
12	Nigeria	05.1
13=	Qatar	05.1
14	Somalia	05.4
15=	Togo	05.4
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants₁₆
Pos.		2017 %₁₆
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
112	Azerbaijan	2.6%
113	Kiribati	2.6%
114	Samoa	2.5%
115	Zimbabwe	2.4%
116	Swaziland	2.4%
117	Ecuador	2.4%
118	Paraguay	2.4%
119	Uruguay	2.3%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants₁₇
Pos.		2010 %₁₇
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
66	Uruguay	10.5%
67	Hong Kong	10.2%
68	Dominican Rep.	10.1%
69	Zimbabwe	9.9%
70	Haiti	9.9%
71	San Marino	9.9%
72	Burkina Faso	9.7%
73	Slovakia	9.6%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance #women #zimbabwe #zimbabwe_women

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)₁₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₈
1	Sweden	6.1
2	Denmark	8.6
3	Norway	9.0
	...
167	Laos	126.3
168	Comoros	126.8
169	Guinea-Bissau	127.3
170	Zimbabwe	129.1
171	Congo, (Brazzaville)	129.5
172	Cameroon	129.7
	Africa Avg	110.0
	World Avg	86.6
q=199.

Zimbabwe is amongst the worst places in the world at ensuring human rights and freedom, and it has severe cultural issues when it comes to tolerance and equality. Zimbabwe does worse than average in terms of the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators)₁₉, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₀, supporting press freedom₂₁, eliminating modern slavery₂₂, opposing gender inequality₂₃, its average Freedom in the World rating, its nominal commitment to Human Rights₂₄, freethought₂₅ and in LGBT equality₂₆. And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 for supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₇. Zimbabwe has such a poor Human Rights record that political theorist Jack Donnelly in his book "Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice" (2013)₂₈ included it amongst 3 countries for which "compliance with international human rights standards would mean removal of those in power"₂₉. After dictator Robert Mugabe was ousted in 2017, he was replaced by his deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, "who has his ownlong record of rights violations"₃₀. Some existing human rights provisions from 2013 are routinely ignored by the government₃₀.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights and Freedom in Zimbabwe

5. Zimbabwe's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines #zimbabwe

Compared to Africa (2025)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₁
1	Tunisia	69.2
2	Mauritius	69.2
3	Seychelles	84.8
	...
23	Sudan	144.7
24	Swaziland	145.2
25	Burundi	145.3
26	Zimbabwe	145.3
27	Kenya	145.8
28	Congo, (Brazzaville)	146.6
29=	Guinea	148.2
30	Togo	148.2
31	Guinea-Bissau	148.8
	Africa Avg	111.1
q=54.

Health (2025)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₁
1	Monaco	14.3
2	Liechtenstein	30.1
3	Isle of Man	32.1
	...
178	Sudan	144.7
179	Swaziland	145.2
180	Burundi	145.3
181	Zimbabwe	145.3
182	Kenya	145.8
183	Congo, (Brazzaville)	146.6
184=	Guinea	148.2
184=	Yemen	148.2
	World Avg	96.7
q=212.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man₃₂. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria₃₂.

21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans₃₂, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia₃₂.

For more, see:

"Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

Zimbabwe is a pretty unhealthy country. Zimbabwe does better than average in its smoking rate₃₃ and in its alcohol consumption rate₃₄. When it comes to most other metrics, Zimbabwe does not do well. It does worse than average in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₅ (still good for Africa), its immunizations take-up₃₆ (still high for Africa), its fertility rate₁₄ (still good for Africa) and in its adolescent birth rate₃₇. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 for its average life expectancy₁₁. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years. Life expectancy in Zimbabwe in 2001 was the worst in the world, at 42yrs; by 2000 it was second-worst. Life expectancy in Zimbabwe improved by just +1.9yrs in the 30 years from 1990, significantly less than almost everywhere else in the world. Zimbabwe's peak fertility rate was 7.26 in 1964.

Life Expectancy Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		2021 Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
181	Mozambique	59.3
182	Burkina Faso	59.3
183	Namibia	59.3
184	Zimbabwe	59.3
185	Congo, DR	59.2
186	Mali	58.9
187	Guinea	58.9
188	Ivory Coast	58.6
	Africa Avg	62.79
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2016 Per Capita₃₄
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
76=	Guinea-Bissau	4.8
76=	Myanmar (Burma)	4.8
76=	Zambia	4.8
76=	Zimbabwe	4.8
80	Lesotho	5.0
81	Suriname	5.1
82	Nicaragua	5.2
83	Turkmenistan	5.4
	Africa Avg	4.8
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₄
Pos.		2022₁₄
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
160	Hong Kong	0.70
161	Uzbekistan	3.31
162	Pakistan	3.41
163	Zimbabwe	3.44
164	Iraq	3.45
165	Gabon	3.46
166	Nauru	3.46
167	Ghana	3.51
	Africa Avg	3.97
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Smoking Rates Lower is better₃₃
Pos.		2014₃₃
1	Guinea	15
2	Solomon Islands	26
3	Kiribati	28
	...
28	Somalia	117
29	Ghana	121
30	Benin	122
31	Zimbabwe	134
32	Mauritania	135
33	Bhutan	155
34	Chad	156
35	Zambia	165
	Africa Avg	340
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better₃₅
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₅
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
104	Venezuela	104
105	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	105
106	Serbia	106
107	Zimbabwe	107
108	Central African Rep.	108
109	Benin	109
110	Costa Rica	110
111	Dominica	111
	Africa Avg	117.0
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults Lower is better₃₈
Pos.		2016 %₃₈
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
59	Cape Verde	34.8
60	Sao Tome & Principe	35.4
61	Seychelles	36.8
62	Zimbabwe	38.2
63	Swaziland	38.4
64	Djibouti	38.6
65	Lesotho	38.7
66	Gabon	40.2
	Africa Avg	33.3
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better₃₇
Pos.		2022 Per 1000₃₇
1	Hong Kong	1.6
2	Denmark	1.8
3	S. Korea	2.1
	...
169	Lesotho	89.1
170	Gabon	89.8
171	Benin	90.8
172	Zimbabwe	92.6
173	S. Sudan	97.4
174	Sierra Leone	97.9
175	Nigeria	99.6
176	Congo, (Brazzaville)	101.2
	Africa Avg	84.6
	World Avg	43.8
q=195.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better₃₆
Pos.		2015 Avg %₃₆
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
118	Burkina Faso	90.6
119	Nepal	90.1
120	Montenegro	89.9
121	Zimbabwe	89.7
122	Senegal	89.5
123	Peru	89.3
124	Ireland	89.2
125	Sudan	89.2
	Africa Avg	81.7
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

The social and health situation in Zimbabwe declined during the 1990s and into the 2000s, where it fell into the group of only 37 countries that had an adolescent birth rate of over 100 (per 1000 girls aged 15-19), and made no improvements during the following decade.

This has an impact on family and social stability, damaging the future of the country as a whole. For example, in 2020 in Zimbabwe, 4770 children had to drop out of school because they were pregnant. Although the owner of the charity Orphan's Friend, Siqinisweyinkosi Mhlanga, says that the true figure was about ten times that. The government is trying to help. In August 2020, the Education Act prohibited schools from expelling pregnant girls. In 2021, the rate of dropouts was even higher.₃₉

“Stigma and cost, rather than laws, push girls out of school. When they fall pregnant their families often "don't accept that girls can excel", says Samkeliso Tshuma, the founder of The Girls Table, an NGO in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second city, that promotes girls' rights. Most girls drop out of school before teachers even know they are pregnant.

The minority who persevere soon run into other barriers. When a girl called Happiness became pregnant at 15, she told her parents: "I'm not stopping school." They supported her until she failed her exams, a month after giving birth. They didn't have enough money to pay for her to resit them. ”
The Economist (2022)₃₉

6. Zimbabwe's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #food #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism #zimbabwe

Compared to Africa (2025)₄₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₀
1	Burundi	42.9
2	Morocco	46.9
3	Mali	51.1
	...
43	Seychelles	99.6
44	Mozambique	101.4
45	Namibia	104.5
46	Liberia	106.6
47	Sudan	114.7
48	Mauritania	116.0
49	S. Africa	120.8
50	Libya	124.8
51	Zimbabwe	132.9
	Africa Avg	80.1
q=51.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)₄₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₀
1	Sri Lanka	37.6
2	Burundi	42.9
3	Philippines	46.2
	...
177	Suriname	123.5
178	Libya	124.8
179	Turkmenistan	125.3
180	Mongolia	126.5
181	N. Korea	127.9
182	Zimbabwe	132.9
183	Antigua & Barbuda	134.0
184	Samoa	142.7
	World Avg	86.3
q=184.

Zimbabwe is positioned 3rd-worst in the world in terms of its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is calculated from 6 data sets. Zimbabwe does better than average for how quickly it ratified the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity. However Zimbabwe performs less well in most areas. It does worse than average in reducing annual meat consumption per person₄₁ (amongst the highest in Africa), energy to GDP efficiency₄₂ (one of the worst in Africa), its environmental performance₄₃ and in its forested percent change 2000-2020₄₄. And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 when it comes to the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population₄₅ (one of the worst in Africa).

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better₄₄
Pos.		Total₄₄
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
171	Togo	-4.7%
172	Zambia	-4.8%
173	Laos	-4.8%
174	Zimbabwe	-5.1%
175	Panama	-5.2%
176	Samoa	-5.7%
177	Eritrea	-5.7%
178	Colombia	-5.8%
	Africa Avg	-8.7%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

Environmental Performance Higher is better₄₃
Pos.		2018₄₃
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
146	Comoros	44.2
147	Mali	43.7
148	Rwanda	43.7
149	Zimbabwe	43.4
150	Cambodia	43.2
151	Solomon Islands	43.2
152	Iraq	43.2
153	Laos	42.9
	Africa Avg	46.4
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better₄₂
Pos.		2022 Avg₄₂
1	Rwanda	0.25
2	Chad	0.26
3	Tanzania	0.31
	...
135	Mongolia	1.68
136	China	1.68
137	UAE	1.73
138	Zimbabwe	1.74
139	Saudi Arabia	1.76
140	Serbia	1.79
141	Paraguay	1.79
142	Jamaica	1.83
	Africa Avg	0.83
	World Avg	1.23
q=165.

Convention on Biological Diversity Earlier is better
Pos.		Total Signed
1=	China	1993 Dec 29
1=	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
1=	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
	...
95	N. Korea	1995 Jan 24
96	San Marino	1995 Jan 26
97	Swaziland	1995 Feb 07
98	Zimbabwe	1995 Feb 09
99	Vietnam	1995 Feb 14
100	Switzerland	1995 Feb 19
101	Argentina	1995 Feb 20
102	Myanmar (Burma)	1995 Feb 23
	Africa Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better₄₅
Pos.		2011 %₄₅
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
129	Botswana	20.4%
130	USA	19.7%
131	Kuwait	19.6%
132	Zimbabwe	19.6%
133	Latvia	19.5%
134	Tunisia	19.3%
135	Czechia	16.0%
136	Estonia	15.9%
	Africa Avg	38.3%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

Meat Consumption Lower is better₄₁
Pos.		2021 kg₄₁
1	Congo, DR	03.0
2	Burundi	03.5
3	Bangladesh	04.3
	...
95	Peru	54.0
96	Mauritius	54.2
97	Saudi Arabia	55.1
98	Zimbabwe	56.0
99	Belize	56.6
100	Japan	57.2
101	Turkmenistan	57.4
102	Papua New Guinea	58.5
	Africa Avg	24.9
	World Avg	52.5
q=185.

In the 2010s, meat consumption per person in Zimbabwe reduced by over 10kgs per year (only 17 countries managed the same), reducing strain on water supplies and the environment.₄₁

7. Zimbabwe's Modernity and Learning

#education #intelligence #modernity #politics #technology #the_internet

Compared to Africa (2020)₄₆
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₆
1	S. Africa	56.9
2	Tunisia	70.8
3=	Mauritius	79.6
	...
12	Uganda	109.8
13	Ghana	110.3
14	Nigeria	111.1
15	Zimbabwe	111.6
16	Cape Verde	113.3
17	Namibia	113.4
18	Cameroon	114.2
19	Swaziland	115.9
20	Zambia	116.3
	Africa Avg	120.2
q=53.

Modernity & Learning (2020)₄₆
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₆
1	Finland	7.1
2	Belgium	12.9
3	Denmark	13.6
	...
125	Ghana	110.3
126	Nigeria	111.1
127	Marshall Islands	111.1
128	Zimbabwe	111.6
129	Cape Verde	113.3
130	Namibia	113.4
131	Turkmenistan	114.0
132	Cameroon	114.2
	World Avg	86.3
q=190.

Modernity and Education:

Secondary Education Higher is better₄₇
Pos.		2018₄₇
1=	Luxembourg	100.0%
1=	Estonia	100.0%
1=	Austria	100.0%
	...
94	Bahrain	59.6%
95	Brazil	59.5%
96	Bolivia	58.8%
97	Zimbabwe	58.7%
98	Gabon	57.6%
99	Libya	57.4%
100	Dominican Rep.	56.6%
101	Uruguay	56.0%
	Africa Avg	34.4%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling Higher is better₄₈
Pos.		2021 Years₄₈
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
132	San Marino	12.3
133	Botswana	12.3
134	Angola	12.2
135	Zimbabwe	12.1
136	Iraq	12.1
137	Ghana	12.0
138	Lesotho	12.0
139	Namibia	11.9
	Africa Avg	11.0
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better₃₅
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₅
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
95	Mexico	95
96	Guinea	96
97	St Vincent & Grenadines	97
98	Zimbabwe	98
99	Panama	99
100	Laos	100
101	Cameroon	101
102	Peru	102
	Africa Avg	106.4
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

IQ Higher is better₄₉
Pos.		2006₄₉
1=	Hong Kong	108
1=	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
128=	Liberia	67
128=	Haiti	67
130	Gambia	66
131=	Zimbabwe	66
131=	Senegal	66
133	Sierra Leone	64
134=	Mozambique	64
134=	Ethiopia	64
	Africa Avg	70.6
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better₅₀
Pos.		2016₅₀
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
145	Honduras	22%
146	Botswana	21%
147	Libya	21%
148	Zimbabwe	21%
149	Equatorial Guinea	21%
150	Lesotho	21%
151	Indonesia	20%
152	Marshall Islands	20%
	Africa Avg	18.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

Freedom On The Internet Lower is better₅₁
Pos.		2012₅₁
1	Estonia	10
2	USA	12
3	Germany	15
	...
28	Azerbaijan	50
29	Rwanda	51
30	Russia	52
31	Zimbabwe	54
32	Sri Lanka	55
33	Kazakhstan	58
34	Egypt	59
35	Thailand	61
	Africa Avg	45.0
	World Avg	46.7
q=47.

Digital Quality of Life Higher is better₅₂
Pos.		2024₅₂
1	Germany	77.9%
2	Finland	76.9%
3	France	73.9%
	...
112	Tanzania	26.9%
113	Uganda	26.9%
114	Tajikistan	25.9%
115	Zimbabwe	24.9%
116	Mali	24.9%
117	Ethiopia	23.7%
118	Cameroon	23.4%
119	Mozambique	21.4%
	Africa Avg	32.3%
	World Avg	48.4%
q=121.

8. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics #zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has a consistently awful long-term record on corruption, with only a few signs of improvement.

World Giving Index Higher is better₅₃
Pos.		2022 %₅₃
1	Indonesia	68.0
2	Kenya	61.0
3	USA	59.0
	...
106=	Greece	32.0
107	Georgia	31.0
108=	Morocco	31.0
108=	Zimbabwe	31.0
110	Romania	30.0
111=	Algeria	30.0
112	Pakistan	29.0
113=	Latvia	29.0
	Africa Avg	38.2
	World Avg	39.6
q=125.

Corruption Higher is better₅₄
Pos.		2022 Points₅₄
1	Denmark	90.0
2=	Finland	87.0
2=	New Zealand	87.0
	...
154	Cambodia	24.0
155=	Afghanistan	24.0
155=	Tajikistan	24.0
157	Zimbabwe	23.0
158=	Myanmar (Burma)	23.0
158=	Azerbaijan	23.0
158=	Honduras	23.0
158=	Iraq	23.0
	Africa Avg	32.31
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

Happiness Higher is better₅₅
Pos.		2024 Score₅₅
1	Finland	7.7
2	Denmark	7.5
3	Iceland	7.5
	...
140	Yemen	3.6
141	Congo, DR	3.5
142	Botswana	3.4
143	Zimbabwe	3.4
144	Malawi	3.3
145	Lebanon	3.2
146	Sierra Leone	3.0
147	Afghanistan	1.4
	Africa Avg	4.42
	World Avg	5.58
q=147.

After a few years of steady decline, Zimbabwe became the unhappiest country in the world in 2020, before gradually improving.

Creativity & Culture Lower is better₃₅
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₅
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
119	Brazil	119
120	Honduras	120
121	Tanzania	121
122	Zimbabwe	122
123	Egypt	123
124	Burkina Faso	124
125	Dominican Rep.	125
126	Oman	126
	Africa Avg	117.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better₃₅
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₅
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
23	Hungary	23
24	Jordan	24
25	Mauritius	25
26	Zimbabwe	26
27	Canada	27
28	Trinidad & Tobago	28
29	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	29
30	Burkina Faso	30
	Africa Avg	96.7
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

9. Peace Versus Instability

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index Lower is better₅₆
Pos.		2023 Score₅₆
1	Iceland	1.12
2	Denmark	1.31
3	Ireland	1.31
	...
122	El Salvador	2.28
123	Nicaragua	2.29
124=	Uganda	2.30
124=	Zimbabwe	2.30
126	India	2.31
127	Guinea	2.36
128	Burundi	2.39
129	Haiti	2.40
	Africa Avg	2.29
	World Avg	2.07
q=163.

Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better₃₅
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₅
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
67	Sweden	67
68	Congo, (Brazzaville)	68
69	Bulgaria	69
70	Zimbabwe	70
71	Spain	71
72	USA	72
73	Cyprus	73
74	Jamaica	74
	Africa Avg	83.6
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better₃₅
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₅
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
148	Bahamas	148
149	Marshall Islands	149
150	Burundi	150
151	Zimbabwe	151
152	Grenada	152
153	Angola	153
154	Guyana	154
155	Congo, DR	155
	Africa Avg	104.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism Lower is better₅₇
Pos.		2019 Score₅₇
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
80	Australia	2.65
81	Congo, (Brazzaville)	2.69
82	Ireland	2.69
83	Zimbabwe	2.83
84	Peru	2.84
85	Rwanda	2.95
86	Nicaragua	2.95
87	Jordan	3.09
	Africa Avg	3.41
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better₅₈
Pos.		2019₅₈
1	Iceland	2.40
2=	Singapore	2.50
2=	Hong Kong	2.50
	...
143	Turkmenistan	23.40
144=	Djibouti	23.40
145	Papua New Guinea	24.10
146=	Zimbabwe	24.20
146=	Ghana	24.20
148	Kiribati	24.70
149=	Yemen	24.70
150	Ethiopia	24.90
	Africa Avg	26.10
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better₅₉
Pos.		2023 %₅₉
1	Slovakia	24.1%₆₀
2	Slovenia	24.3%₆₀
3	Belarus	24.4%₆₁
	...
155=	Panama	48.9%₆₂
155=	Congo, (Brazzaville)	48.9%₆₃
157	Mozambique	50.3%₆₄
158=	Zimbabwe	50.3%₆₄
159	Angola	51.3%₆₅
160	Zambia	51.5%₆₆
161	Brazil	52.0%₆₆
162	Botswana	53.3%₆₇
	Africa Avg	40.7%
	World Avg	36.5%
q=167.

Income inequality data is rarely available for Zimbabwe - only for 3 years between 1980 and 2019.

Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better₆₈
Pos.		2018 Severity₆₈
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
52	Congo, (Brazzaville)	.112
53	India	.123
54	Guatemala	.134
55	Zimbabwe	.137
56	Ghana	.138
57	Lesotho	.146
58	Nepal	.148
59	Cambodia	.170
	Africa Avg	.264
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religion_in_zimbabwe #zimbabwe

Disbelief In God (2007)₆₉
Pos.		Higher is better %₆₉
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
50=	Laos	5
50=	Ireland	5
50=	Mozambique	5
53	Zimbabwe	4
54=	Namibia	4
54=	Iran	4
54=	Mexico	4
54=	Portugal	4
54=	Romania	4
54=	Argentina	4
54=	Georgia	4
54=	Uzbekistan	4
62	Lebanon	3
63=	Congo, (Brazzaville)	3
63=	Poland	3
63=	Jamaica	3
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₇₀:

Christian	87%
Muslim	0.9%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	3.8%
Jewish	0.1%
Unaffiliated	7.9%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%₇₁.

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