Pakistan vs Tanzania
Pakistan vs Tanzania: National power
National power in 2022: 1.77% of world capability in Pakistan and 0.25% of world capability in Tanzania, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 1.51 percentage points, or 6.96 times that in Tanzania.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1961.
- In 2022, Pakistan ranked 9 and Tanzania ranked 55 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Pakistan | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.77 | 0.25 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 0.25 |
| 2020 | 1.77 | 0.25 |
| 2019 | 1.77 | 0.24 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 0.24 |
| 2017 | 1.8 | 0.23 |
| 2016 | 1.51 | 0.23 |
| 2015 | 1.48 | 0.22 |
| 2014 | 1.45 | 0.22 |
| 2013 | 1.43 | 0.21 |
| 2012 | 1.45 | 0.21 |
| 2011 | 1.42 | 0.2 |
| 2010 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| 2009 | 1.4 | 0.19 |
| 2008 | 1.41 | 0.19 |
| 2007 | 1.43 | 0.19 |
| 2006 | 1.42 | 0.18 |
| 2005 | 1.41 | 0.18 |
| 2004 | 1.39 | 0.18 |
| 2003 | 1.38 | 0.18 |
| 2002 | 1.37 | 0.17 |
| 2001 | 1.33 | 0.18 |
| 2000 | 1.33 | 0.19 |
| 1999 | 1.34 | 0.19 |
| 1998 | 1.35 | 0.18 |
| 1997 | 1.31 | 0.18 |
| 1996 | 1.27 | 0.19 |
| 1995 | 1.25 | 0.19 |
| 1994 | 1.24 | 0.18 |
| 1993 | 1.23 | 0.18 |
| 1992 | 1.21 | 0.18 |
| 1991 | 1.16 | 0.17 |
| 1990 | 1.08 | 0.16 |
| 1989 | 1.05 | 0.16 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 1986 | 0.99 | 0.15 |
| 1985 | 0.99 | 0.15 |
| 1984 | 0.97 | 0.14 |
| 1983 | 0.96 | 0.16 |
| 1982 | 1.03 | 0.14 |
| 1981 | 0.99 | 0.14 |
| 1980 | 0.94 | 0.15 |
| 1979 | 0.97 | 0.14 |
| 1978 | 0.95 | 0.15 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0.12 |
| 1976 | 0.99 | 0.12 |
| 1975 | 0.92 | 0.11 |
| 1974 | 0.84 | 0.1 |
| 1973 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 1972 | 0.81 | 0.1 |
| 1971 | 0.99 | 0.1 |
| 1970 | 1.33 | 0.09 |
| 1969 | 1.33 | 0.1 |
| 1968 | 1.31 | 0.09 |
| 1967 | 1.13 | 0.08 |
| 1966 | 1.11 | 0.08 |
| 1965 | 1.11 | 0.07 |
| 1964 | 1.09 | 0.07 |
| 1963 | 1.07 | 0.07 |
| 1962 | 1.05 | 0.06 |
| 1961 | 1.06 | 0.06 |
| 1960 | 1.03 | – |
| 1959 | 1.03 | – |
| 1958 | 1.02 | – |
| 1957 | 0.99 | – |
| 1956 | 0.98 | – |
| 1955 | 0.99 | – |
| 1954 | 1.01 | – |
| 1953 | 1.03 | – |
| 1952 | 1.04 | – |
| 1951 | 1.09 | – |
| 1950 | 1.13 | – |
| 1949 | 1.14 | – |
| 1948 | 1.18 | – |
| 1947 | 1.14 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Pakistan vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPakistan: 50.6% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025