Tanzania vs Zimbabwe: Military personnel, gaps filled

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

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Tanzania
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

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

Across the 7 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 12,800 people 10,400 people 2,400 people Tanzania
1970s 30,700 people 17,000 people 13,700 people Tanzania
1980s 46,900 people 54,200 people 7,300 people Zimbabwe
1990s 42,700 people 42,900 people 200 people Zimbabwe
2000s 27,700 people 30,800 people 3,100 people Zimbabwe
2010s 27,000 people 29,000 people 2,000 people Zimbabwe
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, Tanzania or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 29,000 people against 27,000 people in Tanzania as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
2,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Tanzania and Zimbabwe rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Tanzania 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.