Polity · 1979 CE – 1982 CE
Zimbabwe Rhodesia
- Peak recorded area
- 392,653 km²
- 1979 CE
- Rulers on record
- 1
- from 1979 CE
- Data series
- 234
- 1979 CE–1982 CE
Overview
Zimbabwe Rhodesia, alternatively known as Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, also informally known as Zimbabwe or Rhodesia, was a short-lived unrecognised sovereign state that existed from 1 June 1979 to 18 April 1980, though it lacked international recognition.
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Territory
1 dated territorial extent on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
392,653 km² in 1979 CE(one extent on record — too few points to draw a series)
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1982 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 38 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Life Expectancy Female8 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 62.99years1982 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male8 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 56.75years1982 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration8 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 32.9Kpersons1982 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Population8 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 7.8Mpersons1982 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Age Dependency Ratio4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 106.39%1982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Birth Rate Per 10004 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 45.72per_10001982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Economy
6 of 105 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Mineral Rents % GDP13 obs · 1970 CE–1982 CE | 1.03%1982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Total Natural Resource Rents % GDP13 obs · 1970 CE–1982 CE | 4.05%1982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Coal Rents % GDP12 obs · 1971 CE–1982 CE | 1.25%1982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Natural Gas Rents % GDP12 obs · 1971 CE–1982 CE | 0%1982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Oil Rents % GDP12 obs · 1971 CE–1982 CE | 0%1982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Cereal Production Tonnes4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 2.2Mmetric tons1982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Military
6 of 14 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 0.0011CINC (share of world capability)1982 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 7.5Mcoal-ton equivalents1982 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 528Ktons1982 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Mil Equip Aircraft Attack4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 19count1982 CE · rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0 |
| Mil Equip Aircraft Bomber4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 7count1982 CE · rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0 |
| Mil Equip Aircraft Transport4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 18count1982 CE · rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0 |
Territory & resources
6 of 22 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Land %4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 31.1%1982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Arable Land %4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 5.8%1982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment) |
| Arable Land per capita Ha4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 0.288hectares per person1982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Co2 Emissions Mt4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 9.03Mt CO2e1982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Co2 Emissions Mt Co2e4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 9.03mt_co2_equivalent1982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment) |
| Co2 Emissions per capita4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 1.16t_co2e_per_capita1982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment) |
Governance
6 of 22 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Checks And Balances4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 4count1982 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Electoral Democracy Index4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 0.316index (0-1)1982 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Executive Years In Office4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 2years1982 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Largest Govt Party Vote Share4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 61.76percent1982 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Legislature Total Seats4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 80seats1982 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Liberal Democracy Index4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 0.225index (0-1)1982 CE · V-Dem v15 |
Development
6 of 33 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 0.375index (0-1)1982 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Mobile Subscriptions Per 1004 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 0per_1001982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Primary Enrollment Gross %4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 124.16%1982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Pupil Teacher Ratio Primary4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 41.91ratio1982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Pupil Teacher Ratio Secondary4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 26.62ratio1982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Secondary Enrollment Gross %4 obs · 1979 CE–1982 CE | 22.16%1982 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Rulers
1 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Abel MuzorewaPrime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia1979 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- English
- Currency
- Rhodesian dollar (RHD)
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023DPI 2023
Cruz, C., Keefer, P. & Scartascini, C. (2023). Database of Political Institutions 2023. Inter-American Development Bank.
IDB open data, attribution
rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0v1.0
Reconstructed Data on Military Capabilities (rDMC), v1.0. Harvard Dataverse.
Academic use, attribution
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment)2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment series). Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
Zimbabwe Rhodesia is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.