Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Zimbabwe fits inside Canada 40 times
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Zimbabwe: 390,760 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Zimbabwe: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 3,367 m above Zimbabwe’s
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Zimbabwe: 2,592 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 48% of Zimbabwe, versus 6.5% of Canada
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Zimbabwe: 48.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Canada has 2.5 times as many people as Zimbabwe
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Zimbabwe: 17 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Zimbabwe is 9.2 times as densely populated as Canada
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Zimbabwe: 44 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 8.1 cm taller than in Zimbabwe
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Zimbabwe: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 4.9 cm taller than in Zimbabwe
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Zimbabwe: 159.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 23 years older than in Zimbabwe
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Zimbabwe: 17.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Zimbabwe have 2.4 more children on average than in Canada
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Zimbabwe: 3.67 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 3.6% in Zimbabwe
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Zimbabwe: 3.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Canada hosts 20 times as many refugees per resident as Zimbabwe
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Zimbabwe: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Zimbabwe 0.6
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Zimbabwe: 0.6 (2026)
How many official languages?
Zimbabwe has 15 official languages, Canada 2
Canada: 2 (2026) · Zimbabwe: 15 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 45 times the size of Zimbabwe’s
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Zimbabwe: $51.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 10 times as much per person as Zimbabwe
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Zimbabwe: Int$6,470 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Zimbabwe than in Canada (Gini 18.8 points higher)
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Zimbabwe: 50.3 (2019)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
49% of people in Zimbabwe live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.3% in Canada
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Zimbabwe: 49.2% (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.3% in Zimbabwe, versus 6.9% in Canada
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Zimbabwe: 9.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Canada spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Zimbabwe 0.6%
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Zimbabwe: 0.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Canada’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Zimbabwe’s 7.2%
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Zimbabwe: 7.2% (2018)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Zimbabwe’s
Canada: 83% (2025) · Zimbabwe: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 101 times as much on health per person as Zimbabwe
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Zimbabwe: $63 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 19 years longer than in Zimbabwe
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Zimbabwe: 63.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Zimbabwe is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Zimbabwe: 62.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 21 times as many doctors per person as Zimbabwe
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Zimbabwe: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Zimbabwe: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Zimbabwe is 80% higher than in Canada
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Zimbabwe: 15.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 13% in Zimbabwe
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Zimbabwe: 13.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Canada and Zimbabwe are practically level
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Zimbabwe: 11% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 3.39 points higher than in Zimbabwe
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Zimbabwe: 3.35 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 71% more alcohol than in Zimbabwe
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Zimbabwe: 5.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 65% more meat per person than Zimbabwe
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Zimbabwe: 57.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 1,197 kcal more food per person per day than Zimbabwe
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Zimbabwe: 2,393 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Zimbabwe put in 580 more hours a year than in Canada
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Zimbabwe: 2,311 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 4.9 years longer than in Zimbabwe
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Zimbabwe: 8.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Zimbabwe: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 17 more World Heritage sites than Zimbabwe (22 against 5)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Zimbabwe: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Zimbabwe 8
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Zimbabwe: 8 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 42% in Zimbabwe
Canada: 94% (2024) · Zimbabwe: 42% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Canada is 7.7 times as fast as in Zimbabwe
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Zimbabwe: 46 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 62% in Zimbabwe
Canada: 100% (2024) · Zimbabwe: 62% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 40% in Zimbabwe
Canada: 83% (2025) · Zimbabwe: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Zimbabwe and Canada are practically level
Canada: 94 (2024) · Zimbabwe: 94 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 15 times as long as Zimbabwe’s
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Zimbabwe: 3,120 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 390 times as many passengers per resident as those from Zimbabwe
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Zimbabwe: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Canada, but only 36% of Zimbabwe
Canada: 42% (2024) · Zimbabwe: 35.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 16 times as much CO₂ as someone in Zimbabwe
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Zimbabwe: 0.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 57% in Zimbabwe
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Zimbabwe: 57.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Zimbabwe carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Canada
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Zimbabwe: 20.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.4 times as likely to be murdered in Zimbabwe as in Canada
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Zimbabwe: 6.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Zimbabwe are 6 times as deadly as in Canada
Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Zimbabwe: 45.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Zimbabwe is on average 25.0 °C warmer than Canada
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Zimbabwe: 22°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Zimbabwe gets 10% more rain than Canada
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Zimbabwe: 751 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Zimbabwe?
Canada is larger. Zimbabwe fits inside Canada 40 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Zimbabwe?
Canada has 2.5 times as many people as Zimbabwe (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Zimbabwe?
People in Canada live 19 years longer than in Zimbabwe. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 63.1 in Zimbabwe.
Are people taller in Canada or Zimbabwe?
Men in Canada are 8.1 cm taller than in Zimbabwe (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
