Quality of life comparison
If you lived in San Marino instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
live 20.5 years longer
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In San Marino, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 17.6 times more money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $3,500 as of 2023, while in San Marino, the GDP per capita is $61,600 as of 2021.
Life
be 11.4% more likely to be literate
In Zimbabwe, the literacy rate is 89.7% as of 2021. In San Marino, it is 99.9% as of 2018.
be 77.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 28.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In San Marino, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
have 69.3% fewer children
In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In San Marino, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 99.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zimbabwe, approximately 50% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In San Marino, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In San Marino, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
be 30.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Zimbabwe, approximately 77% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In San Marino, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Zimbabwe spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In San Marino, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
San Marino: At a glance
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