Quality of life comparison

be 98.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Zimbabwe, 11.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 19.3 years longer

In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 28.4% more likely to be obese

In Zimbabwe, 15.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

make 20.1 times more money

Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2022, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2022.

be 12.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Zimbabwe, 9.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 8.1% as of 2022.

be 47.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Zimbabwe, 38.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.

be 98.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Zimbabwe, approximately 357.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.6% more likely to be literate

In Zimbabwe, the literacy rate is 89.7% as of 2021. In Italy, it is 99.2% as of 2018.

be 88.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Zimbabwe, approximately 28.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 75.3% fewer children

In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Zimbabwe, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Italy, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Zimbabwe, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

be 29.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Zimbabwe, approximately 77% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 10.3% more on education

Zimbabwe spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.8 times more on healthcare

Zimbabwe spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.