Germany vs Tanzania
Germany vs Tanzania: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.42% of the labour force in Germany and 0.1% of the labour force in Tanzania, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.32 percentage points, or 4.31 times that in Tanzania.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, Germany ranked 123 and Tanzania ranked 162 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Germany | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.42 | 0.1 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.42 | 0.1 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.42 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.41 | 0.11 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.42 | 0.11 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.42 | 0.12 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.42 | 0.12 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.43 | 0.12 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.45 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.47 | 0.13 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.6 | 0.13 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.6 | 0.14 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.58 | 0.14 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.58 | 0.14 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 0.59 | – | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.69 | 0.15 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.7 | 0.15 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 0.7 | 0.16 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 0.73 | 0.16 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0.77 | 0.17 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 0.55 | 0.22 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.82 | 0.22 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.83 | 0.23 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.87 | 0.24 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.96 | 0.24 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.92 | 0.25 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.91 | 0.36 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0.34 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 1.11 | 0.36 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 1.14 | 0.32 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 1.41 | 0.33 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025