Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Nauru, you would:

Health

live 0.8 years longer

In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, that number is 63 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 79.4% less likely to be obese

In Nauru, 71.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, that number is 14.7% of people as of 2024.

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see 95.8% less spent on your healthcare

Nauru spends $2,474 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Zimbabwe spends $103 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 79.4% less money

Nauru has a GDP per capita of $14,640 as of 2025, while in Zimbabwe, the GDP per capita is $3,021 as of 2025.

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Life

have 21.7% more children

In Nauru, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 31.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In Nauru, approximately 273.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Zimbabwe, 358.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 8.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Nauru, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, on the other hand, 62.4 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 38.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Nauru, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Zimbabwe, that number is 62% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 49.8% less likely to have internet access

In Nauru, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, about 41.6% do as of 2024.

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be 31.3% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Nauru, approximately 98% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, 67% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 93.4% less on education

Nauru spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Zimbabwe spends 0.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 83.9% less on healthcare

Nauru spends 18.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Zimbabwe, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 3.7 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Nauru, road accidents kill 8.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Zimbabwe, they kill 29.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 80.5% less home broadband

Nauru has 10.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Zimbabwe has 1.9 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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Zimbabwe: At a glance

Zimbabwe is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 386,847 sq km. 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 1997 and intensified after 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, the capital city of 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; a period of increasing hyperinflation ensued. 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-T 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 of national unity," 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 was reelected president in June 2013 in balloting that was severely flawed and internationally condemned. As a prerequisite to holding the elections, Zimbabwe enacted a new constitution by referendum, although many provisions in the new constitution have yet to be codified in law.
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