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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Zimbabwe 0.6.

Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Zimbabwe: 0.6 (2025)

How many official languages?

Zimbabwe has 15 official languages, Canada 2.

Canada: 2 (2026) · Zimbabwe: 15 (2026)

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 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 1.3% of its GDP on the military, Zimbabwe 0.4%.

Canada: 1.3% (2024) · Zimbabwe: 0.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Zimbabwe’s.

Canada: 83% (2025) · Zimbabwe: 47% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

94% of people in Canada are online, versus 42% in Zimbabwe.

Canada: 94% (2024) · Zimbabwe: 42% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 45% of Zimbabwe, but only 39% of Canada.

Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Zimbabwe: 44.7% (2023)

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)

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 6.4 times as deadly as in Canada.

Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Zimbabwe: 29.9 per 100k (2021)

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)