Daten & Fakten
Simbabwe
Sambia
Capital
Simbabwe
name: Harare
geographic coordinates: 17 49 S, 31 02 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named after a village of Harare at the site of the present capital; the village name derived from a Shona chieftain, NE-HARAWA, whose name meant "he who does not sleep"
geographic coordinates: 17 49 S, 31 02 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named after a village of Harare at the site of the present capital; the village name derived from a Shona chieftain, NE-HARAWA, whose name meant "he who does not sleep"
Sambia
name: Lusaka
geographic coordinates: 15 25 S, 28 17 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named after a village called Lusaka, located at Manda Hill, near where Zambia's National Assembly building currently stands; the village was named after a headman (chief) LUSAKASA
geographic coordinates: 15 25 S, 28 17 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named after a village called Lusaka, located at Manda Hill, near where Zambia's National Assembly building currently stands; the village was named after a headman (chief) LUSAKASA
Citizenship
Simbabwe
citizenship by birth: no
citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Zimbabwe; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen
dual citizenship recognized: no
residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Zimbabwe; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen
dual citizenship recognized: no
residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Sambia
citizenship by birth: only if at least one parent is a citizen of Zambia
citizenship by descent only: yes, if at least one parent was a citizen of Zambia
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years for those with an ancestor who was a citizen of Zambia, otherwise 10 years residency is required
citizenship by descent only: yes, if at least one parent was a citizen of Zambia
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years for those with an ancestor who was a citizen of Zambia, otherwise 10 years residency is required
Legal system
Simbabwe
mixed legal system of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law, and customary law
Sambia
mixed legal system of English common law and customary law
Suffrage
Simbabwe
18 years of age; universal
Sambia
18 years of age; universal
Area
Simbabwe
total: 390,757 sq km
land: 386,847 sq km
water: 3,910 sq km
land: 386,847 sq km
water: 3,910 sq km
Sambia
total: 752,618 sq km
land: 743,398 sq km
water: 9,220 sq km
land: 743,398 sq km
water: 9,220 sq km
Land use
Simbabwe
agricultural land: 42.5% (2018 est.)
arable land: 10.9% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 31.3% (2018 est.)
forest: 39.5% (2018 est.)
other: 18% (2018 est.)
arable land: 10.9% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 31.3% (2018 est.)
forest: 39.5% (2018 est.)
other: 18% (2018 est.)
Sambia
agricultural land: 31.7% (2018 est.)
arable land: 4.8% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 26.9% (2018 est.)
forest: 66.3% (2018 est.)
other: 2% (2018 est.)
arable land: 4.8% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 26.9% (2018 est.)
forest: 66.3% (2018 est.)
other: 2% (2018 est.)
Location
Simbabwe
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Sambia
Southern Africa, east of Angola, south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Age structure
Simbabwe
0-14 years: 38.16% (male 2,920,951/female 2,962,652)
15-64 years: 57.32% (male 4,417,612/female 4,419,769)
65 years and over: 4.52% (2023 est.) (male 269,329/female 428,361)
15-64 years: 57.32% (male 4,417,612/female 4,419,769)
65 years and over: 4.52% (2023 est.) (male 269,329/female 428,361)
Sambia
0-14 years: 42.49% (male 4,334,425/female 4,255,464)
15-64 years: 54.77% (male 5,529,526/female 5,541,857)
65 years and over: 2.74% (2023 est.) (male 250,984/female 303,773)
15-64 years: 54.77% (male 5,529,526/female 5,541,857)
65 years and over: 2.74% (2023 est.) (male 250,984/female 303,773)
Birth rate
Simbabwe
29.4 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Sambia
34.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
Simbabwe
6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Sambia
6 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Simbabwe
Shona (official; most widely spoken), Ndebele (official, second most widely spoken), English (official; traditionally used for official business), 13 minority languages (official; includes Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Shangani, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, and Xhosa)
Sambia
Bemba 33.4%, Nyanja 14.7%, Tonga 11.4%, Lozi 5.5%, Chewa 4.5%, Nsenga 2.9%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (North Western) 1.9%, Kaonde 1.8%, Lala 1.8%, Lamba 1.8%, English (official) 1.7%, Luvale 1.5%, Mambwe 1.3%, Namwanga 1.2%, Lenje 1.1%, Bisa 1%, other 9.7%, unspecified 0.2% (2010 est.)
note: Zambia is said to have over 70 languages, although many of these may be considered dialects; all of Zambia's major languages are members of the Bantu family; Chewa and Nyanja are mutually intelligible dialects
note: Zambia is said to have over 70 languages, although many of these may be considered dialects; all of Zambia's major languages are members of the Bantu family; Chewa and Nyanja are mutually intelligible dialects
Life expectancy at birth
Simbabwe
total population: 66.8 years (2023 est.)
male: 65.2 years
female: 68.5 years
male: 65.2 years
female: 68.5 years
Sambia
total population: 66.6 years (2023 est.)
male: 64.9 years
female: 68.4 years
male: 64.9 years
female: 68.4 years
Major urban areas - population
Simbabwe
1.578 million HARARE (capital) (2023)
Sambia
3.181 million LUSAKA (capital), 763,000 Kitwe (2023)
Median age
Simbabwe
total: 21 years (2023 est.)
male: 20.2 years
female: 21.8 years
male: 20.2 years
female: 21.8 years
Sambia
total: 18.2 years (2023 est.)
male: 18 years
female: 18.4 years
male: 18 years
female: 18.4 years
Mother's mean age at first birth
Simbabwe
20.3 years (2015 est.)
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
Sambia
19.2 years (2018 est.)
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49
Net migration rate
Simbabwe
-2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Sambia
0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
Simbabwe
Aside from major urban agglomerations in Harare and Bulawayo, population distribution is fairly even, with slightly greater overall numbers in the eastern half as shown in this population distribution map
Sambia
one of the highest levels of urbanization in Africa; high density in the central area, particularly around the cities of Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira as shown in this population distribution map
Population growth rate
Simbabwe
1.99% (2023 est.)
Sambia
2.86% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
Simbabwe
3.51 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Sambia
4.49 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
Simbabwe
urban population: 32.5% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 2.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
rate of urbanization: 2.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Sambia
urban population: 46.3% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 4.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
rate of urbanization: 4.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
Simbabwe
3.9% of GDP (2018 est.)
Sambia
3.7% of GDP (2020)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Simbabwe
total: 11 years
male: 12 years
female: 11 years (2013)
male: 12 years
female: 11 years (2013)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
Simbabwe
-9.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Sambia
-7.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
Simbabwe
6.37% (2021 est.)
Sambia
4.18% (2021 est.)
Labor force
Simbabwe
7.916 million (2021 est.)
Sambia
8.113 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
Simbabwe
38.3% (2019 est.)
Sambia
54.4% (2015 est.)
Unemployment rate
Simbabwe
5.17% (2021 est.)
5.35% (2020 est.)
4.83% (2019 est.)
note: data include both unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable
5.35% (2020 est.)
4.83% (2019 est.)
note: data include both unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable
Sambia
13.03% (2021 est.)
12.85% (2020 est.)
12.52% (2019 est.)
12.85% (2020 est.)
12.52% (2019 est.)
Public debt
Simbabwe
82.3% of GDP (2017 est.)
69.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
69.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
Sambia
103.7% of GDP (2020 est.)
61.93% of GDP (2019 est.)
59.71% of GDP (2018 est.)
61.93% of GDP (2019 est.)
59.71% of GDP (2018 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
Simbabwe
98.55% (2021 est.)
557.2% (2020 est.)
255.3% (2019 est.)
557.2% (2020 est.)
255.3% (2019 est.)
Sambia
22.02% (2021 est.)
15.73% (2020 est.)
9.15% (2019 est.)
15.73% (2020 est.)
9.15% (2019 est.)
Exports
Simbabwe
$5.263 billion (2020 est.)
$5.267 billion (2019 est.)
$5.178 billion (2018 est.)
$5.267 billion (2019 est.)
$5.178 billion (2018 est.)
Sambia
$11.716 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$8.558 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$8.258 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$8.558 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$8.258 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners
Simbabwe
United Arab Emirates 40%, South Africa 23%, Mozambique 9% (2019)
Sambia
Switzerland 32%, China 14%, Namibia 12%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 9%, Singapore 8% (2020)
Imports
Simbabwe
$5.489 billion (2020 est.)
$5.398 billion (2019 est.)
$7.642 billion (2018 est.)
$5.398 billion (2019 est.)
$7.642 billion (2018 est.)
Sambia
$7.701 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$7.049 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$8.036 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$7.049 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$8.036 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
Simbabwe
South Africa 41%, Singapore 23%, China 8% (2019)
Sambia
South Africa 31%, China 16%, United Arab Emirates 9%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 6%, India 5% (2020)
Airports
Simbabwe
196 (2021)
Sambia
88 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Simbabwe
total: 203,461 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2020 est.)
Sambia
total: 82,317 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0.5 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0.5 (2020 est.)
Internet users
Simbabwe
total: 5.6 million (2021 est.)
percent of population: 35% (2021 est.)
percent of population: 35% (2021 est.)
Sambia
total: 3.99 million (2021 est.)
percent of population: 21% (2021 est.)
percent of population: 21% (2021 est.)
Railways
Simbabwe
total: 3,427 km (2014)
narrow gauge: 3,427 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 3,427 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified)
Sambia
total: 3,126 km (2014)
narrow gauge: 3,126 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
note: includes 1,860 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA)
narrow gauge: 3,126 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
note: includes 1,860 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA)
Roadways
Simbabwe
total: 97,267 km (2019)
paved: 18,481 km (2019)
unpaved: 78,786 km (2019)
paved: 18,481 km (2019)
unpaved: 78,786 km (2019)
Sambia
total: 67,671 km (2018)
paved: 14,888 km (2018)
unpaved: 52,783 km (2018)
paved: 14,888 km (2018)
unpaved: 52,783 km (2018)
Telephones - fixed lines
Simbabwe
total subscriptions: 243,421 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2021 est.)
Sambia
total subscriptions: 66,000 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2021 est.) less than 1
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2021 est.) less than 1
Telephones - mobile cellular
Simbabwe
total subscriptions: 14,257,590 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 89 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 89 (2021 est.)
Sambia
total subscriptions: 20 million (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 100 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 100 (2021 est.)
Waterways
Simbabwe
223 km (2022) some navigation possible on Lake Kariba (223 km)
Sambia
2,250 km (2010) (includes Lake Tanganyika and the Zambezi and Luapula Rivers)
Disputes - international
Simbabwe
Zimbabwe-Mozambique: none identified
Zimbabwe-South Africa: South Africa has placed military units to assist police operations along the border of Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique to control smuggling, poaching, and illegal migration
Zimbabwe-Zambia: in 2004, Zimbabwe dropped objections to plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river; in May 2021, Botswana and Zambia agreed in principle to let Zimbabwe be a partner in the bridge project as it enters its lasts phase
Sambia
Zambia-Angola: because the straight-line segments along the left bank (Zambian side) of the Cuando/Kwando River do not conform with the physical alignment of the unstable shoreline, Zambian residents in some areas have settled illegally on sections of shoreline that fall on the Angolan side of the boundary
Zambia-Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC): boundary commission continues discussions over Congolese-administered triangle of land on the right bank of the Lunkinda River claimed by Zambia near the DRC village of Pweto
Zambia-Tanzania: some drug smuggling may take place across the Zambia-Tanzania border; there are no known current territorial issues, as both states have continued to recognize the colonial boundaries last modified in 1937; the boundary in Lake Tanganyika remains undefined.
Zambia-Zimbabwe: in 2004, Zimbabwe dropped objections to plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river; in May 2021, Botswana and Zambia agreed in principle to let Zimbabwe be a partner in the bridge project as it enters its lasts phase
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