Kenya vs Tanzania: Military personnel, per capita

Kenya
0.0004 people per person
in 2022
Tanzania
0.0004 people per person
in 2022
Kenya rank
161st
Tanzania rank
162nd

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0004 people per person against 0.0004 people per person in Tanzania, a difference of 0 people per person.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Tanzania ahead.

Kenya ranks 161st and Tanzania ranks 162nd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0012 people per person 0.001 people per person 0.0003 people per person Kenya
1970s 0.0007 people per person 0.0019 people per person 0.0012 people per person Tanzania
1980s 0.001 people per person 0.0021 people per person 0.0012 people per person Tanzania
1990s 0.0009 people per person 0.0015 people per person 0.0006 people per person Tanzania
2000s 0.0007 people per person 0.0007 people per person 0 people per person Tanzania
2010s 0.0005 people per person 0.0005 people per person 0 people per person Tanzania
2020s 0.0005 people per person 0.0004 people per person 0 people per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Kenya or Tanzania?
Kenya, at 0.0004 people per person against 0.0004 people per person in Tanzania as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Kenya and Tanzania?
0 people per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Kenya ranks 161st 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.