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Burundi vs Zimbabwe: Military personnel

Burundi
30,000 people
in 2022
Zimbabwe
29,000 people
in 2022
Burundi rank
80th
Zimbabwe rank
81st

Military personnel over time

  • Burundi
  • Zimbabwe
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k196219922022

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 30,000 people against 29,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1,000 people.

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

Burundi ranks 80th and Zimbabwe ranks 81st of 194 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Military personnel
Unit
people
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Troops under the command of the national government, intended for use against foreign adversaries, and held ready for combat as of January 1 of the given year.