Pakistan vs Tunisia
Pakistan vs Tunisia: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 943,000 people in Pakistan and 48,000 people in Tunisia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 895,000 people, or 20 times that in Tunisia.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- In 2020, Pakistan ranked 6 and Tunisia ranked 70 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Pakistan | Tunisia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 943,000 | 48,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 943,000 | 48,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 944,800 | 47,800 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 936,000 | 48,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 935,800 | 47,800 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 935,800 | 47,800 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 925,800 | 47,800 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 947,800 | 47,800 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 947,800 | 47,800 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 946,000 | 47,800 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 946,000 | 47,800 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 921,000 | 47,800 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 921,000 | 48,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 921,000 | 48,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 923,000 | 48,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 921,000 | 47,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 921,000 | 47,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 909,000 | 47,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 909,000 | 47,000 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 908,000 | 47,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 900,000 | 47,000 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 834,000 | 47,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 834,000 | 47,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 834,000 | 47,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 835,000 | 58,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 846,000 | 58,500 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 580,000 | 35,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 580,000 | 35,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 580,000 | 35,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 565,000 | 35,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 550,000 | 35,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 520,000 | 40,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 482,800 | 35,100 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 479,000 | 38,000 | – |
| 1983 | 479,000 | 28,000 | – |
| 1982 | 588,000 | 32,000 | – |
| 1981 | 560,000 | 29,000 | – |
| 1980 | 467,000 | 29,000 | – |
| 1979 | 544,000 | 24,000 | – |
| 1978 | 518,000 | 22,000 | – |
| 1977 | 588,000 | 20,000 | – |
| 1976 | 604,000 | 21,000 | – |
| 1975 | 502,000 | 20,000 | – |
| 1974 | 395,000 | 20,000 | – |
| 1973 | 466,000 | 20,000 | – |
| 1972 | 350,000 | 20,000 | – |
| 1971 | 404,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1970 | 390,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1969 | 390,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1968 | 357,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1967 | 351,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1966 | 300,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1965 | 277,000 | 20,000 | – |
| 1964 | 275,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1963 | 270,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1962 | 249,000 | 18,000 | – |
| 1961 | 243,000 | 18,000 | – |
| 1960 | 223,000 | 16,000 | – |
| 1959 | 223,000 | 12,000 | – |
| 1958 | 223,000 | 6,000 | – |
| 1957 | 206,000 | 6,000 | – |
| 1956 | 190,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1955 | 199,000 | – | – |
| 1954 | 208,000 | – | – |
| 1953 | 218,000 | – | – |
| 1952 | 227,000 | – | – |
| 1951 | 237,000 | – | – |
| 1950 | 246,000 | – | – |
| 1949 | 256,000 | – | – |
| 1948 | 265,000 | – | – |
| 1947 | 275,000 | – | – |
| 1881 | – | 5,000 | – |
| 1880 | – | 5,000 | – |
| 1879 | – | 5,000 | – |
| 1878 | – | 4,000 | – |
| 1877 | – | 4,000 | – |
| 1876 | – | 4,000 | – |
| 1875 | – | 4,000 | – |
| 1874 | – | 4,000 | – |
| 1873 | – | 4,000 | – |
| 1872 | – | 4,000 | – |
| 1871 | – | 23,000 | – |
| 1870 | – | 23,000 | – |
| 1869 | – | 23,000 | – |
| 1868 | – | 22,000 | – |
| 1867 | – | 22,000 | – |
| 1866 | – | 21,000 | – |
| 1865 | – | 21,000 | – |
| 1864 | – | 20,000 | – |
| 1863 | – | 20,000 | – |
| 1862 | – | 19,000 | – |
| 1861 | – | 19,000 | – |
| 1860 | – | 18,000 | – |
| 1859 | – | 18,000 | – |
| 1858 | – | 18,000 | – |
| 1857 | – | 17,000 | – |
| 1856 | – | 17,000 | – |
| 1855 | – | 16,000 | – |
| 1854 | – | 16,000 | – |
| 1853 | – | 15,000 | – |
| 1852 | – | 15,000 | – |
| 1851 | – | 15,000 | – |
| 1850 | – | 14,000 | – |
| 1849 | – | 14,000 | – |
| 1848 | – | 13,000 | – |
| 1847 | – | 13,000 | – |
| 1846 | – | 12,000 | – |
| 1845 | – | 12,000 | – |
| 1844 | – | 11,000 | – |
| 1843 | – | 11,000 | – |
| 1842 | – | 10,000 | – |
| 1841 | – | 10,000 | – |
| 1840 | – | 9,000 | – |
| 1839 | – | 9,000 | – |
| 1838 | – | 9,000 | – |
| 1837 | – | 9,000 | – |
| 1836 | – | 9,000 | – |
| 1835 | – | 9,000 | – |
| 1834 | – | 9,000 | – |
| 1833 | – | 9,000 | – |
| 1832 | – | 9,000 | – |
| 1831 | – | 9,000 | – |
| 1830 | – | 9,000 | – |
| 1829 | – | 9,000 | – |
| 1828 | – | 9,000 | – |
| 1827 | – | 9,000 | – |
| 1826 | – | 9,000 | – |
| 1825 | – | 9,000 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Before 1985: 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 170 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
Pakistan vs Tunisia
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Tunisia: 76.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPakistan: 50.6% in 2022Tunisia: 74.3% in 2022
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Tunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Tunisia: 70.7% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 32.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Tunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025Tunisia: $1.35B in 2025
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Tunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Tunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025