Ghana vs Tanzania: Military personnel, per capita

Ghana
0.0005 people per person
in 2022
Tanzania
0.0004 people per person
in 2022
Ghana rank
159th
Tanzania rank
162nd

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0005 people per person against 0.0004 people per person in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 159th and Tanzania ranks 162nd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.003 people per person 0.0008 people per person 0.0022 people per person Ghana
1970s 0.0028 people per person 0.0019 people per person 0.0009 people per person Ghana
1980s 0.0009 people per person 0.0021 people per person 0.0012 people per person Tanzania
1990s 0.0004 people per person 0.0015 people per person 0.001 people per person Tanzania
2000s 0.0004 people per person 0.0007 people per person 0.0003 people per person Tanzania
2010s 0.0006 people per person 0.0005 people per person 0 people per person Ghana
2020s 0.0005 people per person 0.0004 people per person 0.0001 people per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Ghana or Tanzania?
Ghana, at 0.0005 people per person against 0.0004 people per person in Tanzania as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Ghana and Tanzania?
0.0001 people per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Tanzania?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Ghana and Tanzania rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Ghana ranks 159th and Tanzania ranks 162nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,155 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.