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Vatican vs Zambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Vatican has a population of 1K (ranked 197/197), compared with 21.3M in Zambia (ranked 63/197). The Vatican's land area is 0.17 sq mi versus 287,024 sq mi for Zambia (ranked 197th vs. 37th).

By GDP, The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M) and Zambia ranks 115/197 ($26.3B). By GDP per capita, The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800), while Zambia ranks 169/197 ($1,235).

Main facts and rankings

Vatican Zambia
Population
949
22402291
Population rank 197/197 62/197
GDP
$19.8M
2025
$26.3B
2024
GDP rank 197/197 115/197
GDP per capita
$19,800
2025
$1,235
2024
GDP per capita rank 59/197 169/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$39,191
2025
$4,224
2024
Government debt n/a
$30.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
99%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,420
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 132/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,307
2025
$1,168
2025
Land area
0.17 sq mi
2025
287,024 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
74.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate n/a
4.1
2023
Median age n/a
18.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.3 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Vatican and Zambia: Comparison Charts

Vatican vs. Zambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Vatican

Zambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Vatican Zambia
1950 65.9 46.8
1951 65.3 47.2
1952 65.7 47.6
1953 66.3 48
1954 67.5 48.4
1955 67.8 48.8
1956 67.3 49.1
1957 67.5 49.5
1958 68.7 49.9
1959 69.2 50.3
1960 69.2 50.6
1961 69.8 51
1962 69.2 51.3
1963 69.3 51.6
1964 70.3 51.2
1965 70.1 52.1
1966 70.9 52.3
1967 70.9 52.5
1968 70.7 52.7
1969 70.7 53
1970 71.5 53.4
1971 71.7 53.9
1972 72 54.4
1973 71.9 54.9
1974 72.7 55.4
1975 72.6 55.7
1976 72.9 56.1
1977 73.3 56.3
1978 73.7 56.3
1979 74 56
1980 74.1 55.5
1981 74.3 55
1982 74.8 54.4
1983 74.7 53.7
1984 75.1 52.9
1985 75.5 52
1986 75.7 51.1
1987 76.2 50.4
1988 76.4 49.7
1989 76.8 48.9
1990 76.9 48.2
1991 76.9 47.4
1992 77.3 47
1993 77 46.7
1994 77.7 46.3
1995 77.8 46.1
1996 78.5 45.8
1997 78.2 45.7
1998 78.3 45.7
1999 78.7 45.9
2000 79.3 46.6
2001 79.9 47.4
2002 80 48.5
2003 79.8 49.6
2004 80.2 50.5
2005 80.6 51.6
2006 81.2 52.7
2007 81.3 53.7
2008 81.4 54.8
2009 81.3 55.9
2010 81.5 56.9
2011 81.7 57.8
2012 82 58.7
2013 82.5 59.4
2014 82.6 60.1
2015 82.5 60.7
2016 82.9 61.1
2017 82.7 61.6
2018 83.3 62.1
2019 83.6 62.9
2020 83 63.4
2021 82.9 62.4
2022 83.3 65.3
2023 83 66.3
2024 83.1 66.5
2025 83.3 66.7

Vatican and Zambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Vatican

Zambia
Year Population
Vatican Zambia
1960 - 3,153,729
1961 - 3,254,086
1962 - 3,358,099
1963 - 3,465,907
1964 - 3,577,017
1965 - 3,692,086
1966 - 3,812,003
1967 - 3,936,343
1968 - 4,065,593
1969 - 4,197,116
1970 - 4,321,718
1971 - 4,442,525
1972 - 4,569,309
1973 - 4,702,693
1974 - 4,842,746
1975 - 4,990,086
1976 - 5,143,842
1977 - 5,302,480
1978 - 5,465,374
1979 - 5,631,728
1980 - 5,802,833
1981 - 5,983,289
1982 - 6,178,637
1983 - 6,381,038
1984 - 6,580,490
1985 - 6,780,953
1986 - 6,986,471
1987 - 7,191,282
1988 - 7,391,440
1989 - 7,589,216
1990 - 7,786,169
1991 - 7,981,650
1992 - 8,176,680
1993 - 8,373,921
1994 - 8,576,269
1995 - 8,785,763
1996 - 9,004,053
1997 - 9,237,063
1998 - 9,482,408
1999 - 9,740,005
2000 880 10,017,631
2001 890 10,325,185
2002 900 10,647,949
2003 911 10,983,595
2004 921 11,338,198
2005 921 11,718,819
2006 932 12,129,553
2007 821 12,565,085
2008 824 13,021,324
2009 826 13,490,389
2010 829 13,965,594
2011 832 14,437,796
2012 836 14,913,629
2013 839 15,398,997
2014 842 15,895,315
2015 1,000 16,399,089
2016 - 16,914,423
2017 1,000 17,441,320
2018 - 17,973,569
2019 1,000 18,513,839
2020 - 19,059,395
2021 - 19,603,607
2022 - 20,152,938
2023 - 20,723,965
2024 - 21,314,956

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Finance

Vatican Zambia
GNI, Atlas method n/a
$27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP n/a
27.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP n/a
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-4.92%
2025
Unemployment rate n/a
5.86%
2023
Services, % of GDP n/a
55.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP n/a
37.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
65
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
39.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.5%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
20
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.77B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$4.09B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
502,000
2020
Banked people share n/a
72.7%
2024

Energy

Vatican Zambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
801 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$4.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
8.06 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
18.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share n/a
83%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.18%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
9.03%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
704 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share n/a
92.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share n/a
87.7%
2022
Nuclear share n/a
0%
2021
Electricity access n/a
51.1%
2023

Society

Vatican Zambia
% of world population
0.00001%
2024
0.26%
2024
Annual migration change n/a
+7,381
2024
Urban population n/a
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio n/a
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.5 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
76
2025
30
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2025
39
2024
Higher education index
32
2025
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2023
5.25
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0.5
2025
20.5
2019
Visa free countries
150
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2013
82%
2023
English speaking
20%
2025
16%
2023
People using the Internet n/a
33%
2023

Health

Vatican Zambia
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$76.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$7.37
2022
Life expectancy
83.3 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
41.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
0.26
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
85
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
44.7
2023
Obesity rate n/a
11.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence n/a
10.3%
2024
Air quality index
72
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
14.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
3.62 liters
2020

Territory

Vatican Zambia
% of world land
0.0000003%
2025
0.5%
2025
Land area per capita
169.9 sq mi
2019
13,466 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
92,043 sq mi
2025
Forest area n/a
170,848 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5.59 mi
2003
42,049 mi
2018

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