Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

Zambia
95,661 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
130,647 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia rank
164th
Zimbabwe rank
161st

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time

  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 130,647 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 95,661 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 34,986 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.4 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Zambia ranks 164th and Zimbabwe ranks 161st of 181 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Zambia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 12,556 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 30,696 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 18,140 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1970s 16,061 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 57,023 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 40,962 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1980s 17,653 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 103,656 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 86,003 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1990s 15,533 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 180,867 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 165,334 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 35,148 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 84,059 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 48,911 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 78,826 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 105,018 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 26,191 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 85,504 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 122,153 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 36,649 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 130,647 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 95,661 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
34,986 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Zambia ranks 164th and Zimbabwe ranks 161st of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.