Somalia vs Zimbabwe
Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending: 20.8% of government spending in Somalia in 2025 and 5.3% of government spending in Zimbabwe in 2005, by SIPRI estimates.
% of government spending · SIPRI
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Somalia | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.8 | – |
| 2024 | 22.6 | – |
| 2023 | 19 | – |
| 2022 | 16.5 | – |
| 2021 | 24.1 | – |
| 2020 | 20.8 | – |
| 2019 | 22.8 | – |
| 2018 | 28.6 | – |
| 2017 | 26 | – |
| 2016 | 34.8 | – |
| 2015 | 37.3 | – |
| 2014 | 40.4 | – |
| 2013 | 22.3 | – |
| 2005 | – | 5.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Somalia vs Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancySomalia: 58.8 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySomalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySomalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSomalia: 3.79% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateSomalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSomalia: 18.4 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSomalia: 3.57% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSomalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSomalia: 55.1% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageSomalia: 15.5 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSomalia: 2.6% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSomalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSomalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSomalia: $193M in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personSomalia: $10 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSomalia: 14,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerSomalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSomalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSomalia: 2 million TIV in 2025Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023