Ghana vs Zambia: Military personnel, gaps filled

Ghana
16,000 people
in 2022
Zambia
15,000 people
in 2022
Ghana rank
105th
Zambia rank
107th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Ghana
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 16,000 people against 15,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 1,000 people.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 105th and Zambia ranks 107th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 30,000 people 10,167 people 19,833 people Ghana
1970s 27,700 people 15,200 people 12,500 people Ghana
1980s 12,200 people 16,400 people 4,200 people Zambia
1990s 7,400 people 16,700 people 9,300 people Zambia
2000s 9,100 people 17,600 people 8,500 people Zambia
2010s 15,600 people 15,000 people 600 people Ghana
2020s 16,000 people 15,000 people 1,000 people Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Ghana or Zambia?
Ghana, at 16,000 people against 15,000 people in Zambia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Ghana and Zambia?
1,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Ghana ranks 105th and Zambia ranks 107th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 15,868 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel with 103 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.