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Russia vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Russia has a population of 144M (ranked 9/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Russia's land area is 6,323,145 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 1st vs. 60th).

By GDP, Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Main facts and rankings

Russia Zimbabwe
Population
142718132
17210092
Population rank 9/197 74/197
GDP
$2.17T
2024
$44.2B
2024
GDP rank 11/197 99/197
GDP per capita
$15,145
2024
$2,656
2024
GDP per capita rank 69/197 144/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,405
2024
$3,922
2024
Government debt
$441B
2024
$41.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
21.4%
2025
58.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,075
2024
$2,513
2024
Government debt per person rank 98/185 111/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,262
2025
$2,797
2025
Land area
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
149,364 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.41
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
40.9 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
63.3 years
2025

Russia and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Russia and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Russia

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Russia 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 $554,828,660,436 $7,814,784,729
1989 $506,631,299,735 $8,286,323,367
1990 $517,014,446,228 $8,783,817,407
1991 $517,962,962,963 $8,641,482,396
1992 $460,290,556,901 $6,751,472,744
1993 $435,083,713,851 $6,563,813,829
1994 $395,077,301,248 $6,890,675,555
1995 $395,537,185,735 $7,111,271,273
1996 $391,724,890,744 $8,553,147,289
1997 $404,928,954,192 $8,529,572,287
1998 $270,955,486,862 $6,401,968,715
1999 $195,907,128,351 $6,858,013,652
2000 $259,710,142,197 $6,689,958,139
2001 $306,602,070,621 $6,777,385,246
2002 $345,470,494,418 $6,342,116,911
2003 $430,347,420,185 $5,727,592,261
2004 $591,016,690,732 $5,805,598,867
2005 $764,015,973,481 $5,755,215,663
2006 $989,932,071,353 $5,443,896,938
2007 $1,299,703,478,482 $5,291,950,526
2008 $1,660,848,058,303 $4,415,703,156
2009 $1,222,645,900,056 $9,665,815,601
2010 $1,524,916,715,224 $12,041,602,762
2011 $2,045,922,753,398 $14,101,801,031
2012 $2,208,293,553,878 $17,114,762,914
2013 $2,292,470,078,346 $19,091,004,042
2014 $2,059,241,589,895 $19,495,547,523
2015 $1,363,482,182,198 $19,963,058,858
2016 $1,276,786,350,881 $20,548,759,858
2017 $1,574,199,360,089 $51,074,726,484
2018 $1,657,328,773,461 $34,156,057,417
2019 $1,693,115,002,708 $25,715,657,177
2020 $1,493,075,894,362 $26,868,564,055
2021 $1,829,186,719,575 $27,240,507,842
2022 $2,291,612,121,335 $32,789,657,378
2023 $2,071,505,725,031 $35,231,369,343
2024 $2,173,835,806,672 $44,187,704,410

Russia and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Russia

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Russia 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 $3,778 $815
1989 $3,430 $840
1990 $3,494 $866
1991 $3,490 $831
1992 $3,099 $631
1993 $2,931 $604
1994 $2,662 $634
1995 $2,666 $648
1996 $2,644 $767
1997 $2,738 $750
1998 $1,835 $552
1999 $1,331 $582
2000 $1,772 $563
2001 $2,100 $566
2002 $2,378 $525
2003 $2,975 $468
2004 $4,102 $469
2005 $5,323 $461
2006 $6,920 $431
2007 $9,101 $413
2008 $11,635 $341
2009 $8,563 $735
2010 $10,675 $902
2011 $14,305 $1,037
2012 $15,402 $1,239
2013 $15,941 $1,362
2014 $14,277 $1,372
2015 $9,427 $1,386
2016 $8,804 $1,407
2017 $10,835 $3,448
2018 $11,399 $2,272
2019 $11,640 $1,684
2020 $10,280 $1,730
2021 $12,637 $1,724
2022 $15,888 $2,041
2023 $14,403 $2,156
2024 $15,145 $2,656

Russia vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Russia

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Russia Zimbabwe
1950 55.5 49.4
1951 55.3 49.8
1952 57.6 50.2
1953 58.8 50.6
1954 59.9 51
1955 62.1 51.4
1956 66.5 51.8
1957 66 52.2
1958 67.7 52.6
1959 67.4 53
1960 68.3 53.5
1961 68.6 54
1962 68.5 54.5
1963 69.1 54.9
1964 69.5 55.4
1965 69.3 55.9
1966 69.4 56.4
1967 69.2 56.8
1968 69.1 57.1
1969 68.6 57.5
1970 68.7 57.8
1971 68.9 58
1972 68.8 58.2
1973 68.9 58.1
1974 68.7 58.2
1975 68.3 58.2
1976 68.1 57.6
1977 67.9 57
1978 67.8 54.7
1979 67.6 54.9
1980 67.5 59.1
1981 67.6 59.4
1982 68.1 59.9
1983 68 60
1984 67.6 60.6
1985 68.3 60.9
1986 70 61
1987 70.1 60.7
1988 69.9 60.2
1989 69.7 59.4
1990 69.3 58.3
1991 69 57
1992 67.8 55.6
1993 65 54
1994 63.8 52.5
1995 64 51.1
1996 65.4 49
1997 66.6 48.5
1998 66.9 47.6
1999 65.6 46.4
2000 65 46
2001 65 44.5
2002 64.7 45.9
2003 64.7 45.4
2004 65.1 46
2005 65.2 46.6
2006 66.5 47.1
2007 67.5 47.6
2008 67.9 48.5
2009 68.7 49.7
2010 68.2 51.9
2011 69.7 53.9
2012 70.1 55.4
2013 70.6 56.8
2014 70.8 58.1
2015 71.3 59
2016 71.9 59.8
2017 72.8 60.3
2018 72.9 60.9
2019 73.1 61.1
2020 71.2 61.5
2021 69.8 60.1
2022 72.5 62.4
2023 73.2 62.8
2024 73.3 63.1
2025 73.5 63.3

Russia and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Russia

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Russia Zimbabwe
1960 119,897,000 3,809,389
1961 121,236,000 3,930,401
1962 122,591,000 4,055,959
1963 123,960,000 4,185,877
1964 125,345,000 4,320,006
1965 126,745,000 4,458,462
1966 127,468,000 4,601,217
1967 128,196,000 4,748,307
1968 128,928,000 4,900,440
1969 129,664,000 5,058,181
1970 130,404,000 5,215,918
1971 131,155,000 5,374,712
1972 131,909,000 5,542,445
1973 132,669,000 5,720,404
1974 133,432,000 5,908,328
1975 134,200,000 6,098,658
1976 135,147,000 6,287,105
1977 136,100,000 6,449,512
1978 137,060,000 6,543,575
1979 138,027,000 6,647,556
1980 139,010,000 7,041,303
1981 139,941,000 7,498,635
1982 140,823,000 7,796,496
1983 141,668,000 8,098,404
1984 142,745,000 8,391,488
1985 143,858,000 8,686,813
1986 144,894,000 8,982,578
1987 145,908,000 9,284,644
1988 146,857,000 9,583,094
1989 147,721,000 9,864,798
1990 147,969,406 10,137,281
1991 148,394,216 10,404,816
1992 148,538,197 10,702,700
1993 148,458,777 10,860,288
1994 148,407,912 10,873,148
1995 148,375,787 10,974,599
1996 148,160,129 11,158,360
1997 147,915,361 11,369,827
1998 147,670,784 11,594,297
1999 147,214,776 11,783,458
2000 146,596,869 11,892,055
2001 145,976,482 11,971,901
2002 145,306,497 12,087,653
2003 144,648,618 12,232,323
2004 144,067,316 12,365,896
2005 143,518,814 12,483,432
2006 143,049,637 12,636,445
2007 142,805,114 12,804,058
2008 142,742,366 12,959,149
2009 142,785,348 13,142,790
2010 142,849,468 13,356,548
2011 143,018,195 13,595,424
2012 143,378,447 13,817,887
2013 143,805,638 14,013,808
2014 144,237,223 14,207,359
2015 144,640,716 14,399,013
2016 145,015,460 14,600,294
2017 145,293,260 14,812,482
2018 145,398,106 15,034,452
2019 145,453,291 15,271,368
2020 145,245,148 15,526,888
2021 144,746,762 15,797,210
2022 144,236,933 16,069,056
2023 143,826,130 16,340,822
2024 143,533,851 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Russia and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Russia

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Russia Zimbabwe
1960 2.52 7.2
1961 2.45 7.21
1962 2.36 7.23
1963 2.27 7.23
1964 2.18 7.23
1965 2.13 7.23
1966 2.1 7.2
1967 2.04 7.16
1968 1.99 7.11
1969 1.97 7.04
1970 1.99 6.98
1971 2.03 6.94
1972 2.04 6.94
1973 2.01 6.94
1974 2 6.88
1975 1.98 6.83
1976 1.97 6.77
1977 1.95 6.71
1978 1.92 6.66
1979 1.9 6.59
1980 1.89 6.52
1981 1.91 6.45
1982 2.04 6.33
1983 2.11 6.2
1984 2.06 6.04
1985 2.05 5.87
1986 2.15 5.69
1987 2.22 5.5
1988 2.12 5.28
1989 2.01 5.07
1990 1.89 4.88
1991 1.73 4.72
1992 1.55 4.57
1993 1.39 4.39
1994 1.4 4.28
1995 1.34 4.15
1996 1.27 4.11
1997 1.22 4.08
1998 1.23 4.07
1999 1.16 4.06
2000 1.2 4.01
2001 1.22 3.98
2002 1.29 3.93
2003 1.32 3.86
2004 1.34 3.78
2005 1.29 3.69
2006 1.31 3.64
2007 1.42 3.68
2008 1.5 3.78
2009 1.54 3.95
2010 1.57 4.04
2011 1.58 4.13
2012 1.69 4.13
2013 1.71 4.11
2014 1.75 4.01
2015 1.78 3.91
2016 1.76 3.83
2017 1.62 3.77
2018 1.58 3.74
2019 1.5 3.75
2020 1.51 3.75
2021 1.51 3.77
2022 1.42 3.77
2023 1.41 3.72

Russia and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Russia

Zimbabwe
Year Median age, years
Russia Zimbabwe
1960 27.1 16.4
1961 27.4 16.2
1962 27.7 16
1963 28.1 15.8
1964 28.3 15.7
1965 28.6 15.7
1966 28.9 15.7
1967 29.2 15.7
1968 29.8 15.7
1969 30.3 15.7
1970 30.7 15.7
1971 31 15.8
1972 31.1 15.8
1973 31.1 15.8
1974 30.9 15.9
1975 30.7 15.9
1976 30.6 15.8
1977 30.9 15.8
1978 31 15.7
1979 31.1 15.6
1980 31.3 15.6
1981 31.4 15.7
1982 31.6 15.8
1983 31.7 15.8
1984 31.8 15.8
1985 32 15.9
1986 32.2 15.9
1987 32.4 15.9
1988 32.6 15.9
1989 32.9 16.1
1990 33.2 16.3
1991 33.6 16.5
1992 33.9 16.4
1993 34.4 16.3
1994 34.7 16.4
1995 35 16.6
1996 35.3 16.9
1997 35.7 17.2
1998 36 17.5
1999 36.3 17.7
2000 36.6 17.8
2001 36.8 18
2002 36.9 18.1
2003 37 18.2
2004 37.2 18.3
2005 37.4 18.3
2006 37.6 18.5
2007 37.7 18.5
2008 37.8 18.5
2009 37.9 18.4
2010 38 18.3
2011 38.1 18.2
2012 38.3 18.1
2013 38.4 18
2014 38.6 18
2015 38.7 18
2016 38.8 18
2017 39 18.1
2018 39.2 18.2
2019 39.4 18.3
2020 39.7 18.5
2021 39.9 18.6
2022 40.1 18.7
2023 40.5 18.9
2024 40.9 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Russia Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$2.24T
2024
$37.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.6%
2025
19.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.16%
2023
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.86%
2023
0.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,454,000
2020
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.01%
2025
-0.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.43%
2024
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
57.5%
2024
55.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.6
2025
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2023
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
1.9%
2019
Number of millionaires
381,726
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
140
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
194
2023
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$650B
2023
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold
$597B
2023
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.91B
2024
$3.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,359,000
2020
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
1.25%
2020
Banked people share
79.3%
2024
49.5%
2024

Energy

Russia Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,601 kg
2022
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.43
2022
$8.55
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,070 megatons
2023
11.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14.4 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.5%
2022
45.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
3.5%
2021
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.45%
2022
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-75.1%
2022
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
7,184 kWh
2022
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.2%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
17.3%
2022
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
19.4%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Russia Zimbabwe
% of world population
1.76%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
-178,042
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
75.5%
2024
32.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
28.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
84
2025
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.8
2021
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12
2019
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
125
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
89.8%
2022
English speaking
4.84%
2023
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
94.4%
2024
38.4%
2023

Health

Russia Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,078
2022
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$298.7
2022
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
63.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2008
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.83
2020
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
25.2 years
2013
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
9
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.5
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate
24.8%
2022
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
69
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.2%
2022
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.5 liters
2020
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Russia Zimbabwe
% of world land
11%
2025
0.26%
2025
Land area per capita
44,053 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
832,826 sq mi
2025
62,422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
66,820 sq mi
2025
Roads length
981,326 mi
2023
60,439 mi
2019

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