| Attribute |
Zimbabwe × | 
Papua New Guinea × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 390,757 | 462,840 |
| Continent | Africa | Australia |
| Land area (km²) | 386,847 | 452,860 |
| Water area (km²) | 3,910 | 9,980 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 3,229 | 824 |
| Border countries | - Botswana
- Mozambique
- South Africa
- Zambia
| |
| Coastline (km) | 0 | 5,152 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 961 | 667 |
| Lowest point (m) | 162 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 2,592 | 4,509 |
| People | | |
| Population | 14,546,314 | 7,259,456 |
| Official languages | - Shona
- most widely spoken), Ndebele
- traditionally used for official business),
| |
| Religion | Protestant | Roman Catholic |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of Zimbabwe | Independent State of Papua New Guinea |
| Short country name | Zimbabwe | Papua New Guinea |
| Short local name | - | Papuaniugini |
| Former name | - Rhodesia
- Southern Rhodesia
- Zimbabwe-Rhodesia
| - Territory of Papua and New Guinea
|
| Government type | Presidential republic | Parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Harare | Port Moresby |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 34,270,000,000 | 30,190,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 17,640,000,000 | 19,820,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 3.7 | 2.5 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 2,300 | 3,700 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 23.3 | 36.8 |
| Labor force | 7,907,000 | 3,681,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 11.3 | 2.5 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 72.3 | 37 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 3,800,000,000 | 3,638,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 5,500,000,000 | 4,591,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 2.17 | 0.27 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 21.5 | 18.4 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -9.6 | -4.8 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 82.3 | 36.9 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 0.9 | 5.4 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 7.17 | 14 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 18 | 8.4 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 4,322,000,000 | 5,409,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 4,322,000,000 | 5,409,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 8,389,000,000 | 7,091,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 4,073,000,000 | 10,710,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -716,000,000 | 4,859,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 4,353,000,000 | 8,522,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 5,472,000,000 | 1,876,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 431,800,000 | 1,735,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 9,357,000,000 | 17,940,000,000 |
| National currency | Zimbabwean dollars | kina |
| National currency (code) | ZWD | PGK |
| National currency (symbol) | - | K |
| 1↑National currency rate to USD | 1 | 3.179 |