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Palestine vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palestine has a population of 5.29M (ranked 123/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Palestine's land area is 2,326 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 164th vs. 60th).

By GDP, Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Main facts and rankings

Palestine Zimbabwe
Population
5459557
17210092
Population rank 122/197 74/197
GDP
$13.7B
2024
$44.2B
2024
GDP rank 146/197 99/197
GDP per capita
$2,592
2024
$2,656
2024
GDP per capita rank 147/197 144/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,371
2024
$3,922
2024
Government debt n/a
$41.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
58.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$2,513
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 111/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,705
2025
$2,797
2025
Land area
2,326 sq mi
2025
149,364 sq mi
2025
Population density
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.31
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
63.3 years
2025

Palestine and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Palestine and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Palestine

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Palestine Zimbabwe
1960 - $1,052,990,485
1961 - $1,096,646,688
1962 - $1,117,601,690
1963 - $1,159,511,793
1964 - $1,217,138,098
1965 - $1,311,435,906
1966 - $1,281,749,603
1967 - $1,397,002,112
1968 - $1,479,600,019
1969 - $1,747,998,941
1970 - $1,884,206,452
1971 - $2,178,716,475
1972 - $2,677,729,616
1973 - $3,309,353,866
1974 - $3,982,161,721
1975 - $4,371,301,052
1976 - $4,318,372,348
1977 - $4,364,382,451
1978 - $4,351,600,850
1979 - $5,177,459,817
1980 - $6,678,868,738
1981 - $8,011,374,445
1982 - $8,539,701,388
1983 - $7,764,067,625
1984 - $6,352,126,411
1985 - $5,637,259,754
1986 - $6,217,524,201
1987 - $6,741,215,643
1988 - $7,814,784,729
1989 - $8,286,323,367
1990 - $8,783,817,407
1991 - $8,641,482,396
1992 - $6,751,472,744
1993 - $6,563,813,829
1994 $2,843,300,000 $6,890,675,555
1995 $3,282,800,000 $7,111,271,273
1996 $3,409,600,000 $8,553,147,289
1997 $3,759,800,000 $8,529,572,287
1998 $4,067,800,000 $6,401,968,715
1999 $4,271,200,000 $6,858,013,652
2000 $4,313,600,000 $6,689,958,139
2001 $4,003,700,000 $6,777,385,246
2002 $3,555,800,000 $6,342,116,911
2003 $3,968,000,000 $5,727,592,261
2004 $4,603,100,000 $5,805,598,867
2005 $5,125,700,000 $5,755,215,663
2006 $5,348,300,000 $5,443,896,938
2007 $5,815,700,000 $5,291,950,526
2008 $7,310,400,000 $4,415,703,156
2009 $8,085,700,000 $9,665,815,601
2010 $9,681,500,000 $12,041,602,762
2011 $11,186,100,000 $14,101,801,031
2012 $12,208,400,000 $17,114,762,914
2013 $13,515,500,000 $19,091,004,042
2014 $13,989,700,000 $19,495,547,523
2015 $13,972,400,000 $19,963,058,858
2016 $15,405,400,000 $20,548,759,858
2017 $16,128,000,000 $51,074,726,484
2018 $16,276,600,000 $34,156,057,417
2019 $17,133,500,000 $25,715,657,177
2020 $15,531,700,000 $26,868,564,055
2021 $18,109,000,000 $27,240,507,842
2022 $19,165,500,000 $32,789,657,378
2023 $17,847,900,000 $35,231,369,343
2024 $13,711,100,000 $44,187,704,410

Palestine and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Palestine

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Palestine Zimbabwe
1960 - $276.4
1961 - $279
1962 - $275.5
1963 - $277
1964 - $281.7
1965 - $294.1
1966 - $278.6
1967 - $294.2
1968 - $302
1969 - $346
1970 - $361
1971 - $405
1972 - $483
1973 - $579
1974 - $674
1975 - $717
1976 - $687
1977 - $677
1978 - $665
1979 - $779
1980 - $949
1981 - $1,068
1982 - $1,095
1983 - $959
1984 - $757
1985 - $649
1986 - $692
1987 - $726
1988 - $815
1989 - $840
1990 - $866
1991 - $831
1992 - $631
1993 - $604
1994 $1,202 $634
1995 $1,327 $648
1996 $1,317 $767
1997 $1,389 $750
1998 $1,465 $552
1999 $1,499 $582
2000 $1,476 $563
2001 $1,336 $566
2002 $1,156 $525
2003 $1,258 $468
2004 $1,422 $469
2005 $1,544 $461
2006 $1,570 $431
2007 $1,664 $413
2008 $2,035 $341
2009 $2,192 $735
2010 $2,557 $902
2011 $2,881 $1,037
2012 $3,067 $1,239
2013 $3,315 $1,362
2014 $3,352 $1,372
2015 $3,272 $1,386
2016 $3,528 $1,407
2017 $3,620 $3,448
2018 $3,562 $2,272
2019 $3,657 $1,684
2020 $3,234 $1,730
2021 $3,679 $1,724
2022 $3,800 $2,041
2023 $3,455 $2,156
2024 $2,592 $2,656

Palestine vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palestine

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Palestine Zimbabwe
1950 45.7 49.4
1951 46 49.8
1952 46.3 50.2
1953 46.6 50.6
1954 46.9 51
1955 47.2 51.4
1956 47.6 51.8
1957 48 52.2
1958 48.4 52.6
1959 48.8 53
1960 49.3 53.5
1961 49.8 54
1962 50.4 54.5
1963 51 54.9
1964 51.6 55.4
1965 52.2 55.9
1966 52.8 56.4
1967 50.9 56.8
1968 54.1 57.1
1969 54.7 57.5
1970 55.4 57.8
1971 56 58
1972 56.7 58.2
1973 57.6 58.1
1974 58 58.2
1975 58.7 58.2
1976 59.4 57.6
1977 60.1 57
1978 60.8 54.7
1979 61.5 54.9
1980 62.2 59.1
1981 62.8 59.4
1982 63.5 59.9
1983 64.1 60
1984 64.7 60.6
1985 65.3 60.9
1986 65.7 61
1987 66.3 60.7
1988 66.7 60.2
1989 67.1 59.4
1990 67.8 58.3
1991 68.2 57
1992 68.5 55.6
1993 68.8 54
1994 69.3 52.5
1995 69.6 51.1
1996 70 49
1997 70.3 48.5
1998 70.6 47.6
1999 70.8 46.4
2000 70.3 46
2001 69.8 44.5
2002 70.9 45.9
2003 71 45.4
2004 71.1 46
2005 72 46.6
2006 71.8 47.1
2007 72.1 47.6
2008 72.2 48.5
2009 72.3 49.7
2010 73.3 51.9
2011 73.6 53.9
2012 73.7 55.4
2013 74.1 56.8
2014 72.8 58.1
2015 74.6 59
2016 74.9 59.8
2017 75.2 60.3
2018 75.4 60.9
2019 75.8 61.1
2020 75 61.5
2021 73.9 60.1
2022 76.7 62.4
2023 65.2 62.8
2024 69.2 63.1
2025 73.1 63.3

Palestine and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Palestine

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Palestine Zimbabwe
1960 - 3,809,389
1961 - 3,930,401
1962 - 4,055,959
1963 - 4,185,877
1964 - 4,320,006
1965 - 4,458,462
1966 - 4,601,217
1967 - 4,748,307
1968 - 4,900,440
1969 - 5,058,181
1970 - 5,215,918
1971 - 5,374,712
1972 - 5,542,445
1973 - 5,720,404
1974 - 5,908,328
1975 - 6,098,658
1976 - 6,287,105
1977 - 6,449,512
1978 - 6,543,575
1979 - 6,647,556
1980 - 7,041,303
1981 - 7,498,635
1982 - 7,796,496
1983 - 8,098,404
1984 - 8,391,488
1985 - 8,686,813
1986 - 8,982,578
1987 - 9,284,644
1988 - 9,583,094
1989 - 9,864,798
1990 1,978,248 10,137,281
1991 2,068,845 10,404,816
1992 2,163,591 10,702,700
1993 2,262,676 10,860,288
1994 2,366,298 10,873,148
1995 2,474,666 10,974,599
1996 2,587,997 11,158,360
1997 2,706,518 11,369,827
1998 2,776,568 11,594,297
1999 2,848,431 11,783,458
2000 2,922,153 11,892,055
2001 2,997,784 11,971,901
2002 3,075,373 12,087,653
2003 3,154,969 12,232,323
2004 3,236,626 12,365,896
2005 3,320,396 12,483,432
2006 3,406,334 12,636,445
2007 3,494,496 12,804,058
2008 3,591,977 12,959,149
2009 3,689,099 13,142,790
2010 3,786,161 13,356,548
2011 3,882,986 13,595,424
2012 3,979,998 13,817,887
2013 4,076,708 14,013,808
2014 4,173,398 14,207,359
2015 4,270,092 14,399,013
2016 4,367,088 14,600,294
2017 4,454,805 14,812,482
2018 4,569,087 15,034,452
2019 4,685,306 15,271,368
2020 4,803,269 15,526,888
2021 4,922,749 15,797,210
2022 5,043,612 16,069,056
2023 5,165,775 16,340,822
2024 5,289,152 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Palestine and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Palestine

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Palestine Zimbabwe
1960 - 7.2
1961 - 7.21
1962 - 7.23
1963 - 7.23
1964 - 7.23
1965 - 7.23
1966 - 7.2
1967 - 7.16
1968 - 7.11
1969 - 7.04
1970 - 6.98
1971 - 6.94
1972 - 6.94
1973 - 6.94
1974 - 6.88
1975 - 6.83
1976 - 6.77
1977 - 6.71
1978 - 6.66
1979 - 6.59
1980 - 6.52
1981 - 6.45
1982 - 6.33
1983 - 6.2
1984 - 6.04
1985 - 5.87
1986 - 5.69
1987 - 5.5
1988 - 5.28
1989 - 5.07
1990 6.81 4.88
1991 6.75 4.72
1992 6.65 4.57
1993 6.5 4.39
1994 6.33 4.28
1995 6.16 4.15
1996 5.99 4.11
1997 5.82 4.08
1998 5.69 4.07
1999 5.58 4.06
2000 5.46 4.01
2001 5.34 3.98
2002 5.22 3.93
2003 5.06 3.86
2004 4.97 3.78
2005 4.87 3.69
2006 4.74 3.64
2007 4.63 3.68
2008 4.51 3.78
2009 4.44 3.95
2010 4.43 4.04
2011 4.31 4.13
2012 4.15 4.13
2013 4.05 4.11
2014 4 4.01
2015 3.98 3.91
2016 3.89 3.83
2017 3.77 3.77
2018 3.67 3.74
2019 3.59 3.75
2020 3.51 3.75
2021 3.44 3.77
2022 3.38 3.77
2023 3.31 3.72

Palestine and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Palestine

Zimbabwe
Year Median age, years
Palestine Zimbabwe
1960 - 16.4
1961 - 16.2
1962 - 16
1963 - 15.8
1964 - 15.7
1965 - 15.7
1966 - 15.7
1967 - 15.7
1968 - 15.7
1969 - 15.7
1970 - 15.7
1971 - 15.8
1972 - 15.8
1973 - 15.8
1974 - 15.9
1975 - 15.9
1976 - 15.8
1977 - 15.8
1978 - 15.7
1979 - 15.6
1980 - 15.6
1981 - 15.7
1982 - 15.8
1983 - 15.8
1984 - 15.8
1985 - 15.9
1986 - 15.9
1987 - 15.9
1988 - 15.9
1989 - 16.1
1990 15.4 16.3
1991 15.4 16.5
1992 15.4 16.4
1993 15.5 16.3
1994 15.5 16.4
1995 15.6 16.6
1996 15.7 16.9
1997 15.8 17.2
1998 15.9 17.5
1999 16 17.7
2000 16.2 17.8
2001 16.3 18
2002 16.5 18.1
2003 16.7 18.2
2004 16.9 18.3
2005 17.1 18.3
2006 17.4 18.5
2007 17.6 18.5
2008 17.9 18.5
2009 18.1 18.4
2010 18.4 18.3
2011 18.6 18.2
2012 18.9 18.1
2013 19.1 18
2014 19.4 18
2015 19.6 18
2016 19.8 18
2017 19.9 18.1
2018 20 18.2
2019 20.2 18.3
2020 20.3 18.5
2021 20.4 18.6
2022 20.6 18.7
2023 20.8 18.9
2024 20.9 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palestine Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$16.3B
2024
$37.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20%
2025
19.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.43%
2021
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-0.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
31.4%
2024
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
58.3%
2022
55.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2022
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
30
2025
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2023
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2023
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
48
2024
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.08B
2024
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold
$1.33B
2024
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received
$736M
2024
$3.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
93,000
2020
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
9.43%
2018
1.25%
2020
Banked people share
39.6%
2024
49.5%
2024

Energy

Palestine Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$8.55
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
11.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
45.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.4%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
24.5%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Palestine Zimbabwe
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,145
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
77.9%
2024
32.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
36.4
2025
28.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
18
2025
21
2024
Higher education index
48
2025
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.41
2022
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2016
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
49
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2024
89.8%
2022
English speaking
20%
2025
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
86.6%
2023
38.4%
2023

Health

Palestine Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$351
2022
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$117.6
2022
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
63.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.9%
2022
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.17
2018
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.3
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate
38.5%
2022
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.5%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
45
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Palestine Zimbabwe
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.26%
2025
Land area per capita
440 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,510 sq mi
2025
62,422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
39.2 sq mi
2025
66,820 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
60,439 mi
2019

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