Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Zambia
United States
Population
21.3M 63rd
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$25.3B 118th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$1,187 187th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$3,850 175th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
3.8% 83rd
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
752,610 km² 38th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
28.3 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
4.1 24th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
45.5% 158th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
1.9% 215th
17.9% 45th

Health

Zambia
United States
Life Expectancy
66.3 yrs 181st
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
30.9 152nd
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
85.0 125th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$80 155th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
6.0% 106th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
0.32 160th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
2.00 110th
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Zambia
United States
Unemployment Rate
5.9% 111th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
5.37 97th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
2.8%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
35.2%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
57.2%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
35.0%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
27.6%
14.3%

Education & Society

Zambia
United States
Literacy Rate
82.0% 111th
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
4.1% 102nd
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
51.5 165th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
71.7% 166th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
5.2 131st
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
15.0% 152nd
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
56.4% 75th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
1.3% 100th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Zambia
United States
Internet Users
33.0% 182nd
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
102.1 136th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
51.1% 199th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
73.4% 186th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
37.5% 191st
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
83.0% 10th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
59.5% 28th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Zambia

Population pyramid of Zambia

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Zambia

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Zambia

United States

Population Over Time

Zambia

United States

GDP Over Time

Zambia

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Zambia

United States

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