Tanzania vs Zimbabwe: Military personnel

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

Military personnel 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.

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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.