Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Tanzania
Tanzania: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0316 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Tanzania, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.0316 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Tanzania peaked at 0.0564 units per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0316 units per square kilometre, in 2004.
Tanzania ranks 151st of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0564 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.04 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.04 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.04 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0316 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1318 units per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0316 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0719 units per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0454 units per square kilometre | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | 0.04 units per square kilometre | 0.0564 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | 0.04 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 148 Equatorial Guinea 0.0357 units per square kilometre compare
- 149 Congo 0.0351 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Mali 0.0336 units per square kilometre compare
- 152 Gabon 0.0272 units per square kilometre compare
- 153 Kazakhstan 0.0263 units per square kilometre compare
- 154 Somalia 0.0223 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Tanzania
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8276 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Tanzania?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Tanzania was 0.0316 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0564 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0316 units per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Tanzania rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Tanzania ranks 151st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.