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Zimbabwe

Compared to 47 Other Countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region
Zimbabwe's Ranking: 126 / 177 Index Score 0.604
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Arrows indicate improvement or decline on the WPS Index since 2017 where applicable.

Inclusion

Women’s Mean Years of Schooling

0 15 2017 7.5 Zimbabwe 8.3 2023 Best in Group 2023 Botswana 10.3 Worst in Group 2023 Guinea 1.3

Women's Employment (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 Zimbabwe 64.8 2023 Best in Group 2023 Madagascar 90.1 Worst in Group 2023 Djibouti 16

Women's Financial Inclusion (%)

0 100 2017 15.3 Zimbabwe 54 2023 Best in Group 2023 Mauritius 89.4 Worst in Group 2023 South Sudan 4.2

Women's Cellphone Use (%)

0 100 2017 82.6 Zimbabwe 81 2023 Best in Group 2023 Mauritius 89 Worst in Group 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo 37

Women's Share of Parliament Seats (%)

0 100 2017 36 Zimbabwe 33.6 2023 Best in Group 2023 Rwanda 54.7 Worst in Group 2023 Nigeria 4.2

Justice

Absence of Legal Discrimination Against Women 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 Zimbabwe 86.9 2023 Best in Group 2023 Côte d’Ivoire 95 Worst in Group 2023 Sudan 29.4

Access to Justice 2017 data is not available for this country

0 4 Zimbabwe 2.68 2023 Best in Group 2023 Seychelles 3.88 Worst in Group 2023 South Sudan 0.88

Maternal Mortality 2017 data is not available for this country

1300 0 Zimbabwe 356.8 2023 Best in Group 2023 Seychelles 3.3 Worst in Group 2023 South Sudan 1223

Son Bias (Male to female birth ratio) 2017 data is not available for this country

200 50 Zimbabwe 102.4 2023 Best in Group 2023 Namibia 101.1 Worst in Group 2023 Ethiopia 105.5

Security

Current Intimate Partner Violence (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

100 0 Zimbabwe 18 2023 Best in Group 2023 Comoros 8 Worst in Group 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo 36

Women's Perception of Community Safety (%)

0 100 2017 48.4 Zimbabwe 32 2023 Best in Group 2023 Mali 75 Worst in Group 2023 Lesotho 21

Political Violence Targeting Women 2017 data is not available for this country

2 0 Zimbabwe 0.05 2023 Best in Group 2023 Seychelles 0 Worst in Group 2023 South Sudan 1.18

Proximity to Conflict 2017 data is not available for this country

105 0 Zimbabwe 0 2023 Best in Group 2023 Seychelles 0 Worst in Group 2023 Burundi 100

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