Singapore vs Tanzania
Singapore vs Tanzania: National power
National power in 2022: 0.25% of world capability in Singapore and 0.25% of world capability in Tanzania, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 0.01 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Singapore.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Tanzania has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Singapore.
- In 2022, Singapore ranked 56 and Tanzania ranked 55 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Singapore | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| 2021 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| 2020 | 0.24 | 0.25 |
| 2019 | 0.28 | 0.24 |
| 2018 | 0.29 | 0.24 |
| 2017 | 0.29 | 0.23 |
| 2016 | 0.31 | 0.23 |
| 2015 | 0.29 | 0.22 |
| 2014 | 0.29 | 0.22 |
| 2013 | 0.29 | 0.21 |
| 2012 | 0.3 | 0.21 |
| 2011 | 0.29 | 0.2 |
| 2010 | 0.28 | 0.2 |
| 2009 | 0.28 | 0.19 |
| 2008 | 0.29 | 0.19 |
| 2007 | 0.3 | 0.19 |
| 2006 | 0.3 | 0.18 |
| 2005 | 0.3 | 0.18 |
| 2004 | 0.28 | 0.18 |
| 2003 | 0.27 | 0.18 |
| 2002 | 0.27 | 0.17 |
| 2001 | 0.26 | 0.18 |
| 2000 | 0.26 | 0.19 |
| 1999 | 0.28 | 0.19 |
| 1998 | 0.3 | 0.18 |
| 1997 | 0.29 | 0.18 |
| 1996 | 0.28 | 0.19 |
| 1995 | 0.27 | 0.19 |
| 1994 | 0.27 | 0.18 |
| 1993 | 0.26 | 0.18 |
| 1992 | 0.25 | 0.18 |
| 1991 | 0.23 | 0.17 |
| 1990 | 0.21 | 0.16 |
| 1989 | 0.19 | 0.16 |
| 1988 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
| 1987 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
| 1986 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
| 1985 | 0.18 | 0.15 |
| 1984 | 0.18 | 0.14 |
| 1983 | 0.18 | 0.16 |
| 1982 | 0.18 | 0.14 |
| 1981 | 0.19 | 0.14 |
| 1980 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
| 1979 | 0.18 | 0.14 |
| 1978 | 0.18 | 0.15 |
| 1977 | 0.16 | 0.12 |
| 1976 | 0.15 | 0.12 |
| 1975 | 0.14 | 0.11 |
| 1974 | 0.15 | 0.1 |
| 1973 | 0.15 | 0.11 |
| 1972 | 0.16 | 0.1 |
| 1971 | 0.13 | 0.1 |
| 1970 | 0.12 | 0.09 |
| 1969 | 0.11 | 0.1 |
| 1968 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
| 1967 | 0.11 | 0.08 |
| 1966 | 0.1 | 0.08 |
| 1965 | 0.1 | 0.07 |
| 1964 | – | 0.07 |
| 1963 | – | 0.07 |
| 1962 | – | 0.06 |
| 1961 | – | 0.06 |
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
Singapore vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancySingapore: 83.7 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySingapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySingapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSingapore: 100% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionSingapore: 3.44% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateSingapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSingapore: 5.79 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSingapore: 0.81% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSingapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSingapore: 100% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageSingapore: 35.1 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSingapore: 13.1% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateSingapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSingapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSingapore: $16.9B in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personSingapore: $2,980 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSingapore: 18% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSingapore: 59,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersSingapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSingapore: 57 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025