Portugal vs Zimbabwe: Military personnel, gaps filled

Portugal
27,000 people
in 2022
Zimbabwe
29,000 people
in 2022
Portugal rank
84th
Zimbabwe rank
81st

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Portugal
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 29,000 people against 27,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 2,000 people.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 84th and Zimbabwe ranks 81st of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 197,000 people 10,400 people 186,600 people Portugal
1970s 171,800 people 17,000 people 154,800 people Portugal
1980s 97,600 people 54,200 people 43,400 people Portugal
1990s 80,800 people 42,900 people 37,900 people Portugal
2000s 44,300 people 30,800 people 13,500 people Portugal
2010s 37,100 people 29,000 people 8,100 people Portugal
2020s 27,000 people 29,000 people 2,000 people Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Portugal or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 29,000 people against 27,000 people in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Portugal and Zimbabwe?
2,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Zimbabwe?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Portugal and Zimbabwe rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Portugal ranks 84th and Zimbabwe ranks 81st 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.