Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Sudan
0.3%
in 2020
Zimbabwe
0.3%
in 2020
Sudan rank
95th
Zimbabwe rank
92nd
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Sudan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Sudan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sudan ranks 95th and Zimbabwe ranks 92nd of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Sudan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Sudan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Sudan ranks 95th and Zimbabwe ranks 92nd of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Armed forces personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if their training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.