Sudan vs Zimbabwe
Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1.34% of the labour force in Sudan and 0.88% of the labour force in Zimbabwe, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Sudan, by 0.46 percentage points, or 1.53 times that in Zimbabwe.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
- In 2020, Sudan ranked 47 and Zimbabwe ranked 78 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 | Sudan | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.34 | 0.88 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 1.16 | 0.88 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 1.17 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 1.19 | 0.92 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 1.22 | 0.93 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 2.62 | 0.95 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 2.66 | 0.96 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 2.69 | 0.98 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 2.7 | 0.99 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 2.71 | 1 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 1.33 | 1.01 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 1.36 | 1.02 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 1.42 | 1.04 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 1.45 | 1.05 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | – | 1.06 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 1.46 | 1.07 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 1.46 | 1.06 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.41 | 1.08 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 1.55 | 1.25 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1.59 | 1.33 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 1.56 | 1.36 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 1.46 | 1.36 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 1.32 | 1.44 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 1.48 | 1.59 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 1.96 | 1.71 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 1.24 | 1.11 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 1.32 | 1.26 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 1.07 | 1.21 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 1.09 | 1.25 | 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
Sudan vs Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancySudan: 66.3 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSudan: 3.78% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateSudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSudan: 50 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSudan: 0.02% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSudan: 34.9% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageSudan: 18.3 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSudan: 3.2% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSudan: $2.77B in 2021Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personSudan: $8 in 2021Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelSudan: 144,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerSudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsSudan: 57 million TIV in 2025Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsSudan: 11 million TIV in 2013Zimbabwe: 4 million TIV in 2001