Tajikistan or Zimbabwe: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Tajikistan wins on more indicators: 9 of 13 against 3.
- Safety and trust: Tajikistan 2:1
- Costs and work: Zimbabwe 0:1
- Climate and health: Tajikistan 6:1
- Law and institutions: Tajikistan 1:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Tajikistan
Indicator
Zimbabwe
Safety and trust
Better: Tajikistan (2 : 1)Organized violence
lower is better
✗0.81 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✓0.9 per 100,000 residents
202087% lower
✗6.8 per 100,000 residents
2022660% higher
Trust between people
higher is better
✓21%
2022881% higher
✗2%
202290% lower
Costs and work
Better: Zimbabwe (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$5,923
20258% lower
✓$6,470
20259% higher
Climate and health
Better: Tajikistan (6 : 1)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓71.9 years
202414% higher
✗63.1 years
202412% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓69.7 years
202415% higher
✗60.5 years
202413% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓74.1 years
202413% higher
✗65.3 years
202412% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓76.0 years
202312% higher
✗67.9 years
202311% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓97.65%
20244% higher
✗93.76%
20244% lower
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓97.19%
20244% higher
✗93.53%
20244% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗33.3 µg/m³ per year
2023122% higher
✓15.0 µg/m³ per year
202355% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Tajikistan (1 : 0)Rule of law
tie
-1.22 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
-1.22 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-1.25 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.29 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Tajikistan, Zimbabwe.