Uganda vs Zambia
Uganda vs Zambia: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.24% of the labour force in Uganda and 0.24% of the labour force in Zambia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Zambia, by 0 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Uganda.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Zambia has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Uganda.
- In 2020, Uganda ranked 151 and Zambia ranked 150 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 | Uganda | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 0.28 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.31 | 0.3 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.4 | 0.39 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.43 | 0.4 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | – | 0.42 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.55 | 0.45 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 0.6 | 0.69 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0.62 | 0.72 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 0.57 | 0.74 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.48 | 0.76 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.5 | 0.79 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.57 | 0.81 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.65 | 0.83 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.66 | 0.85 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.79 | 0.6 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.95 | 0.62 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.98 | 0.63 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 0.87 | 0.65 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 0.9 | 0.67 | 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
Uganda vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyUganda: 68.3 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityUganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityUganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionUganda: 4.92% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateUganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationUganda: 48.7 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthUganda: 2.78% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateUganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationUganda: 31.9% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageUganda: 16.5 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overUganda: 2.2% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateUganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingUganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsUganda: $1.2B in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personUganda: $26 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingUganda: 9% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelUganda: 46,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerUganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsUganda: 2 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsUganda: 4 million TIV in 2016Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990