| Some BASIC FACTS on | Austria | Zimbabwe |
| Area sq. km | 83.856 | 390.759 |
| Population 1969 | 7,4 Mio | 5,1 Mio |
| 1992 | 7,8 Mio | 10,4 Mio |
| 2015 est. | 8,2 Mio | 16,0 Mio |
| Population density | 91 | 27 |
| Population below 15 years | 17,5 % | 50% |
| Life expactancy (1992) years | 75 | 62 |
| Population per doctor (1987) | 590 | 7.169 |
| HIV Cases (WHO 1992) | 828 | 12.514 |
| Fatal accidents by lightning / year | 5 | 200 |
| GDP per capita (1991) USD / year | 16.620 | 542 |
| cars per 1000 inhabitants (1986) | 380 | 28 |
| rate of unemployment (1990) | 5,4 % | 24 % est. |
| Central Government spending on education in 1989/90 (%of budget) | 8,9 % | 17,3 |
| Number of efugees sheltered (1988) | 45.000 | 135.000 |