Liberia vs Tanzania: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Liberia
0.0004 units per person
in 2020
Tanzania
0.0005 units per person
in 2020
Liberia rank
166th
Tanzania rank
163rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Liberia
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.0005 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 166th and Tanzania ranks 163rd of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0029 units per person 0.0017 units per person 0.0012 units per person Liberia
1990s 0.0054 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0041 units per person Liberia
2000s 0.0032 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.0025 units per person Liberia
2010s 0.0004 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0001 units per person Tanzania
2020s 0.0004 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0001 units per person Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Liberia or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.0005 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Liberia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Liberia and Tanzania?
0.0001 units per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Tanzania?
29 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Liberia and Tanzania rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Liberia ranks 166th and Tanzania ranks 163rd of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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