Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
be 79.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zimbabwe, 9.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2024.
live 5.0 years longer
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
be 62.1% less likely to be obese
In Zimbabwe, 14.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2024.
see 71.7% more spent on your healthcare
Zimbabwe spends $103 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Rwanda spends $177 as of 2023.
be 49.9% less likely to die by suicide
Zimbabwe has a suicide rate of 17.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Rwanda, it is 8.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 33.8% fewer doctors per person
Zimbabwe has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Rwanda has 0.9 as of 2022.
have 10.9% less access to essential health services
Zimbabwe scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Rwanda scores 49 as of 2021.
Economy
be 22.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Zimbabwe, 9.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rwanda, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.
make 62.8% less money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $3,021 as of 2025, while in Rwanda, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
be 36.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Zimbabwe, approximately 358.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Rwanda, 229.0 women do as of 2023.
be 52.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 62.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Rwanda, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2024.
be 12.2% less likely to be literate
In Zimbabwe, the literacy rate is 89.7% as of 2021. In Rwanda, it is 78.8% as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.9% less likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 41.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Rwanda, about 31.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.1 times more on education
Zimbabwe spends 0.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Rwanda spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 75.1% more on healthcare
Zimbabwe spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Rwanda, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 46.6% less likely to be murdered
Zimbabwe has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Rwanda, that number is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 61.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Zimbabwe, road accidents kill 29.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Rwanda, they kill 11.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 56.2% less strain on fresh water
Zimbabwe withdraws 46% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Rwanda withdraws 20% as of 2022.
find 69.1% less home broadband
Zimbabwe has 1.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Rwanda has 0.6 as of 2024.
use 84.8% less electricity
Zimbabwe uses 504 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Rwanda uses 77 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 79.2% less CO2
Zimbabwe emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Rwanda emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 10.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Zimbabwe, air pollution causes 56.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Rwanda, it causes 62.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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