Quality of life comparison
If you lived in California instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
be 93.1% more likely to be obese
In Zimbabwe, 14.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In California, that number is 28.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 45.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Zimbabwe, 9.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In California, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 27.8 times more money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $3,021 as of 2025, while in California, the GDP per capita is $84,028 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 41.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In California, about 92.6% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
