https://www.humantruth.info/zimbabwe.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Zimbabwe Republic of Zimbabwe | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 184th 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 |
“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.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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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 | 29.1 |
2 | Norway | 32.3 |
3 | Sweden | 34.1 |
... | ||
181 | Comoros | 120.3 |
182 | Mauritania | 120.3 |
183 | Yemen | 122.5 |
184 | Zimbabwe | 122.9 |
185 | Congo, DR | 123.5 |
186 | Nauru | 124.3 |
187 | Central African Rep. | 125.4 |
188 | Marshall Islands | 127.3 |
Africa Avg | 119.0 | |
World Avg | 88.9 | |
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.
#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 8.86.13Population2 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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. |
#equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance #women #zimbabwe #zimbabwe_women
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18 | ||
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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 | 110.04 | |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines #zimbabwe
Compared to Africa (2025)31 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank31 | |
1 | Mauritius | 71.9 |
2 | Tunisia | 75.6 |
3 | Morocco | 88.2 |
... | ||
28 | Togo | 128.9 |
29 | Guinea-Bissau | 129.4 |
30 | Congo, DR | 129.6 |
31 | Zimbabwe | 130.1 |
32 | Gabon | 130.3 |
33 | Sudan | 130.3 |
34 | Tanzania | 130.8 |
35 | Malawi | 131.5 |
36 | Benin | 132.0 |
Africa Avg | 111.13 | |
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 | Guinea-Bissau | 129.4 |
179 | Kiribati | 129.5 |
180 | Congo, DR | 129.6 |
181 | Zimbabwe | 130.1 |
182 | Gabon | 130.3 |
183 | Sudan | 130.3 |
184 | Tanzania | 130.8 |
185 | Yemen | 131.0 |
World Avg | 97.60 | |
q=213. |
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 The Cook Islands, The Marshall Islands and Niue32.
25 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, obesity rate, 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 Micronesia, Africa and Australasia32.
For more, see:
Health:
Zimbabwe has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Zimbabwe does better than average in its smoking rate33, the prevalence of overweight adults34 (but bad for Africa) and in its alcohol consumption rate35. Zimbabwe doesn't do so well in other areas. Zimbabwe does worse than average in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance36 (still low for Africa), its immunizations take-up37 (still good for Africa), its fertility rate14 (still good for Africa) and in its adolescent birth rate38. And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 in its average life expectancy11. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% over 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 better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per Capita35 | |
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 better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank36 | |
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 better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 1976 %34 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 4.7 |
2 | Vietnam | 5.1 |
3 | Nepal | 5.4 |
... | ||
61 | Lesotho | 15.4 |
62 | Namibia | 15.7 |
63 | Swaziland | 15.8 |
64 | Zimbabwe | 16.3 |
65= | N. Korea | 16.8 |
65= | Brunei | 16.8 |
67 | Mauritius | 17.0 |
68 | Seychelles | 17.4 |
Africa Avg | 13.4 | |
World Avg | 27.1 | |
q=191. |
Adult Obesity Lower is better39 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 %39 | |
1 | Vietnam | 2.1% |
2 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 2.2% |
3 | Ethiopia | 2.4% |
... | ||
47 | Yemen | 11.6% |
48 | Bhutan | 12.0% |
49 | Ghana | 12.1% |
50 | Zimbabwe | 12.4% |
51 | Somalia | 12.7% |
52 | Gambia | 13.2% |
53 | Cameroon | 13.4% |
54 | Singapore | 13.5% |
Africa Avg | 13.7% | |
World Avg | 24.7% | |
q=199. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Per 100038 | |
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 better37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2015 Avg %37 | |
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.40
“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)40
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism #zimbabwe
Compared to Africa (2025)41 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank41 | |
1 | Morocco | 46.5 |
2 | Burundi | 47.8 |
3 | Mali | 51.0 |
... | ||
45 | Sudan | 97.8 |
46 | Comoros | 99.1 |
47 | Mauritania | 101.2 |
48 | Seychelles | 103.4 |
49 | Angola | 109.5 |
50 | Libya | 121.4 |
51 | Zimbabwe | 121.5 |
52 | Somalia | 131.0 |
53 | Eritrea | 146.2 |
Africa Avg | 80.07 | |
q=53. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)41 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank41 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
... | ||
179 | Uzbekistan | 116.1 |
180 | Cook Islands | 119.6 |
181 | Libya | 121.4 |
182 | Zimbabwe | 121.5 |
183 | Solomon Islands | 121.6 |
184 | Marshall Islands | 123.1 |
185 | Palau | 124.5 |
186 | Grenada | 125.0 |
World Avg | 84.93 | |
q=199. |
We have known for a long term that we must protect the environment from habitation destruction, over-exploitation, pollution, and the emissions that cause climate change. In 1998, Greenpeace wrote that "Environment can no longer be meaningfully separated from health, quality of life, democracy, education, economy or trade"42. What countries have been doing the right thing, via legislation and national culture? All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.
The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.
For more, see:
One of the worst in Africa in terms of its responsibility towards the environment, Zimbabwe ranks 18th-worst in the world. This rank is calculated from 21 data sets. Zimbabwe does worse than average in terms of reducing annual meat consumption per person43 (amongst the highest in Africa), its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, energy to GDP efficiency44 (one of the highest in Africa), its environmental performance45 and in its forested percent change 2000-202046. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 when it comes to the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population47 (amongst the lowest in Africa).Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better46 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Total46 | |
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 better45 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201845 | |
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 better44 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Avg44 | |
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. |
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
1 | Sweden | 83% |
2 | Canada | 82% |
3 | Norway | 81% |
... | ||
133 | Burundi | 53% |
134 | Iceland | 53% |
135 | Samoa | 52% |
136 | Zimbabwe | 52% |
137 | Suriname | 52% |
138 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 52% |
139 | Saudi Arabia | 52% |
140 | Central African Rep. | 52% |
Africa Avg | 56.4% | |
World Avg | 57.5% | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better47 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2011 %47 | |
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 better43 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 kg43 | |
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.43
#education #intelligence #modernity #politics #technology #the_internet
Compared to Africa (2020)48 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank48 | |
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 | 120.19 | |
q=53. |
Modernity & Learning (2020)48 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank48 | |
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 | 86.31 | |
q=190. |
The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark49. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone49. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots50.
“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)51
15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe49, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia49.
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Modernity and Education:
Secondary Education Higher is better52 | ||
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Pos. | 201852 | |
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 better53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years53 | |
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 better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank36 | |
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 better54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 200654 | |
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 better55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201655 | |
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 better56 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201256 | |
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 better57 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202457 | |
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. |
#capitalism #charitability #charity #corruption #culture #economics #equality #extremism #happiness #health #human_development #inequality #life_expectancy #morals #peace #politics #poverty #religious_violence #social_development #terrorism #zimbabwe
Compared to Africa (2020)58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank58 | |
1 | Mauritius | 48.3 |
2 | Sao Tome & Principe | 67.7 |
3 | Tunisia | 74.9 |
... | ||
36 | Niger | 106.1 |
37 | Cameroon | 109.9 |
38 | Mozambique | 110.1 |
39 | Zimbabwe | 110.9 |
40 | Mali | 115.6 |
41 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 115.7 |
42 | Libya | 115.8 |
43 | Guinea-Bissau | 119.3 |
44 | Angola | 122.2 |
Africa Avg | 101.84 | |
q=53. |
Culture, Peace & Inequality (2020)58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank58 | |
1 | Denmark | 11.2 |
2 | Norway | 13.9 |
3 | Netherlands | 14.4 |
... | ||
157 | Mozambique | 110.1 |
158 | Papua New Guinea | 110.3 |
159 | Cambodia | 110.5 |
160 | Zimbabwe | 110.9 |
161 | Venezuela | 113.1 |
162 | Mali | 115.6 |
163 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 115.7 |
164 | Libya | 115.8 |
World Avg | 78.12 | |
q=180. |
This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 22 datasets, including multiple decades of data on World Giving Index, resisting corruption, overall happiness, Creativity and Culture, Open Trading, Aid and Development, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, Inequality in Life Expectancy, Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) and Multidimensional Poverty.
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National Culture:
Zimbabwe has a consistently awful long-term record on corruption, with only a few signs of improvement.World Giving Index Higher is better59 | ||
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Pos. | 2022 %59 | |
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 better60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Points60 | |
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 better61 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2024 Score61 | |
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. |
Creativity & Culture Lower is better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank36 | |
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 better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank36 | |
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. |
Peace Versus Instability:
Global Peace Index Lower is better62 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 Score62 | |
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 better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank36 | |
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 better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank36 | |
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 better63 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2019 Score63 | |
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. |
Economic Inequality and Poverty:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better64 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201964 | |
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 better65 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 %65 | |
1 | Slovakia | 24.1%66 |
2 | Slovenia | 24.3%66 |
3 | Belarus | 24.4%67 |
... | ||
155= | Panama | 48.9%68 |
155= | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 48.9%69 |
157 | Mozambique | 50.3%70 |
158= | Zimbabwe | 50.3%70 |
159 | Angola | 51.3%71 |
160 | Zambia | 51.5%72 |
161 | Brazil | 52.0%72 |
162 | Botswana | 53.3%73 |
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 better74 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 Severity74 | |
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. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religion_in_zimbabwe #zimbabwe
Disbelief In God (2007)75 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %75 | |
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 below76:
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%77.
Freedom of Religion and Belief:
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