Zimbabwe
Region: Southern Africa | Composite: 2.55 / 5.0 (geometric mean) | Weakest Factor: Security (1/5) | Tier: 3 | Data: 2026
Score Snapshot
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| Factor | Score | Continuous | Key Metric | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food | 3/5 | 43.8 | Caloric self-sufficiency (0.76) | VERIFIED |
| Energy | 4/5 | 68.0 | Energy production/consumption ratio (0.83) | PARTIAL |
| Technology | 3/5 | 45.6 | Manufacturing value added (% GDP) (15.6) | VERIFIED |
| Demographics | 3/5 | 50.0 | Working-age ratio (0.55) | VERIFIED |
| Security | 1/5 | 15.0 | Nuclear weapons status (none) | PARTIAL |
Bloc Context
Zimbabwe sits in Southern Africa, where the strongest shared factor is energy (4.1/5 average) and the weakest shared factor is security (1.6/5 average).
See Southern Africa Analysis for regional aggregation and complementarity.
Factor Notes
Zimbabwe is relatively strongest in energy, where the current display score is 4/5. The weakest available factor is security at 1/5, which is the main quantitative constraint in this auto-generated profile. Missing supplementary metrics do not block page generation, but they reduce detail for Energy, Technology, Demographics, Security.
Sources
- Food: FAO Food Balance Sheets, FAO Food Balance Sheets (derived), FAOSTAT Fertilizers by Nutrient, WRI Aqueduct (2023)
- Energy: World Bank WDI (2022)
- Technology: Harvard Growth Lab, Our World in Data / World Bank, World Bank WDI (2024)
- Demographics: Our World in Data / UN World Population Prospects (2023)
- Security: Curated dataset, Fragile States Index, World Bank WDI (2026)