What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Tanzania and Zambia?

1.7 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?

37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Tanzania vs Zambia: Military spending, per capita

Tanzania

13.94 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Zambia

15.64 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Tanzania rank

136th

Zambia rank

134th

Military spending, per capita over time

Tanzania
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 15.64 constant 2024 US$ per person against 13.94 constant 2024 US$ per person in Tanzania, a difference of 1.7 constant 2024 US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Zambia ahead.

Tanzania ranks 136th and Zambia ranks 134th of 161 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	9.79 constant 2024 US$ per person	41.15 constant 2024 US$ per person	31.36 constant 2024 US$ per person	Zambia
1990s	5.36 constant 2024 US$ per person	18.66 constant 2024 US$ per person	13.3 constant 2024 US$ per person	Zambia
2000s	5.52 constant 2024 US$ per person	14.99 constant 2024 US$ per person	9.47 constant 2024 US$ per person	Zambia
2010s	9.79 constant 2024 US$ per person	17.76 constant 2024 US$ per person	7.97 constant 2024 US$ per person	Zambia
2020s	12.92 constant 2024 US$ per person	14.43 constant 2024 US$ per person	1.51 constant 2024 US$ per person	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Tanzania or Zambia?: Zambia, at 15.64 constant 2024 US$ per person against 13.94 constant 2024 US$ per person in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Tanzania and Zambia?: 1.7 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Tanzania ranks 136th and Zambia ranks 134th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per capita
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 7,937 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

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