Uganda vs Zimbabwe
Uganda vs Zimbabwe: National power
National power in 2022: 0.2% of world capability in Uganda and 0.08% of world capability in Zimbabwe, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Uganda, by 0.11 percentage points, or 2.33 times that in Zimbabwe.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Uganda has been higher since 1992, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
- In 2022, Uganda ranked 63 and Zimbabwe ranked 102 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Uganda | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.2 | 0.08 |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 0.09 |
| 2020 | 0.19 | 0.08 |
| 2019 | 0.18 | 0.08 |
| 2018 | 0.18 | 0.08 |
| 2017 | 0.18 | 0.09 |
| 2016 | 0.17 | 0.09 |
| 2015 | 0.17 | 0.09 |
| 2014 | 0.16 | 0.09 |
| 2013 | 0.16 | 0.09 |
| 2012 | 0.15 | 0.09 |
| 2011 | 0.15 | 0.09 |
| 2010 | 0.15 | 0.09 |
| 2009 | 0.15 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 0.15 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 0.14 | 0.11 |
| 2006 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| 2005 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| 2004 | 0.14 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | 0.15 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 0.14 | 0.11 |
| 2001 | 0.13 | 0.11 |
| 2000 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| 1999 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| 1998 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| 1997 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| 1996 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| 1995 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| 1994 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| 1993 | 0.13 | 0.11 |
| 1992 | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| 1991 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| 1990 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| 1989 | 0.09 | 0.12 |
| 1988 | 0.09 | 0.11 |
| 1987 | 0.08 | 0.11 |
| 1986 | 0.08 | 0.11 |
| 1985 | 0.08 | 0.11 |
| 1984 | 0.07 | 0.1 |
| 1983 | 0.07 | 0.11 |
| 1982 | 0.07 | 0.11 |
| 1981 | 0.07 | 0.13 |
| 1980 | 0.07 | – |
| 1979 | 0.08 | – |
| 1978 | 0.07 | – |
| 1977 | 0.08 | – |
| 1976 | 0.08 | – |
| 1975 | 0.08 | – |
| 1974 | 0.08 | – |
| 1973 | 0.07 | – |
| 1972 | 0.07 | – |
| 1971 | 0.07 | – |
| 1970 | 0.07 | – |
| 1969 | 0.07 | – |
| 1968 | 0.06 | – |
| 1967 | 0.06 | – |
| 1966 | 0.06 | – |
| 1965 | 0.05 | – |
| 1964 | 0.05 | – |
| 1963 | 0.05 | – |
| 1962 | 0.04 | – |
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
Uganda vs Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyUganda: 68.3 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityUganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityUganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterUganda: 18.7% in 2022Zimbabwe: 26.5% in 2022
- DepressionUganda: 4.92% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateUganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationUganda: 48.7 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthUganda: 2.78% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateUganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationUganda: 31.9% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageUganda: 16.5 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overUganda: 2.2% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateUganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingUganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsUganda: $1.2B in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personUganda: $26 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingUganda: 9% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelUganda: 46,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersUganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsUganda: 2 million TIV in 2025Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsUganda: 4 million TIV in 2016Zimbabwe: 4 million TIV in 2001