Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP

Namibia
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Zimbabwe
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Namibia rank
49th
Zimbabwe rank
47th

Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP over time

  • Namibia
  • Zimbabwe
000000198520022020

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Namibia ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 47th of 172 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2000s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2010s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2020s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp, Namibia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Namibia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2020.
How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp?
Namibia ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 47th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
218 places, 6,738 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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