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NATIONAL FORCES · COMPARISON
Comoros vs Zambia
| Overview | Comoros | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
GDP DefinitionAnnual nominal GDP in current US dollars, not purchasing-power parity. | US$1.81bnUSD · 2025 annual observationSingle source2025 annual observation. Annual nominal GDP, current US dollars; not purchasing-power parity. | US$33.9bnEstimate · USD · 2026 IISS nominal GDP forecast (November 2025 assessment)Single sourceAnnual nominal GDP at current market prices, in source-reported current US dollars. Excludes purchasing-power-parity GDP and real GDP growth. Explicit 2026 economic-table year column; USD 33.9bn. The table was compiled in the November 2025 IISS assessment; this annual figure is an assessment/estimate and does not assert a final audited outturn. The explicit 2026 column is forward-looking relative to the November 2025 assessment and is retained as a forecast, not an observed final outturn. |
Population DefinitionTotal resident population; retain the source's reference year. | 882,847people · 2025 annual observationSingle source2025 annual observation. Midyear resident population estimate. | 21,913,874people · 2025 annual observationSingle source2025 annual observation. Midyear resident population estimate. |
Active personnel DefinitionFull-time active military personnel; exclude reserves and paramilitary unless explicitly identified. | —Not yet documented | 17,100Estimate · people · November 2025 IISS assessmentSingle sourceNational full-time active military personnel; the separately reported reserve, gendarmerie and paramilitary totals are excluded. |
Armed forces personnel DefinitionActive-duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces whose training, organisation, equipment and control allow them to support or replace regular forces. This is not an active-regular-only count. | —Not yet documented | 16,000people · 2020 annual observationSingle source2020 annual observation. Active-duty military personnel, including qualifying paramilitary forces; not an active-regular-only count. |
Defence spending DefinitionAnnual military expenditure in current US dollars. State fiscal year, coverage and conversion basis in notes. | —Not yet documented | US$370mEstimate · USD · 2025 IISS defence budget assessmentSingle sourceSource-reported annual official defence budget/appropriation in current US dollars; it is a budget figure, not an assertion of final expenditure or readiness. Explicit 2025 economic-table year column; USD 370m. The table was compiled in the November 2025 IISS assessment; this annual figure is an assessment/estimate and does not assert a final audited outturn. Source coverage/fiscal-year notes: [a] Budget for Ministry of Defence - other defence-function related expenses not included |
Reserve personnel DefinitionReported reserve personnel, with mobilisation and training definitions stated in notes. | —Not yet documented | 3,000Estimate · people · November 2025 IISS assessmentSingle sourceNational military reserve pool; excludes the separately reported active and paramilitary personnel. Training/mobilisation definitions remain source-specific. |
Combat aircraft DefinitionIn-service fixed-wing combat aircraft; exclude stored, retired and ordered aircraft. In service does not establish readiness. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Main battle tanks DefinitionIn-service main battle tanks; exclude storage and orders. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Major surface combatants DefinitionCommissioned cruisers, destroyers and frigates. Exclude patrol craft and support vessels. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Nuclear warheads DefinitionWarheads in the military stockpile, deployed or in reserve; exclude retired warheads awaiting dismantlement. Independent estimates, labelled as such. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Submarines DefinitionCommissioned submarines; exclude vessels on order and decommissioned vessels. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Transport aircraft DefinitionIn-service dedicated fixed-wing military transport aircraft; exclude trainers and orders. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
EQUIPMENT & WEAPONS
Equipment listed in inventory and operator sources, grouped by force and category. Sourced quantities retain their date, variant coverage and inventory status. Equipment without a documented count is listed by type.
85 matching equipment types
| Equipment | Comoros | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Support aircraft | ||
| Alenia C-27J Spartan | — | 2Air Force · 2025 2Zambian Air Force · 2025Wikipedia 2Zambian Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Beechcraft 1900 | — | 1Zambian Air Force · 2025Wikipedia 1Zambian Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Cessna 208 Caravan | — | 1Air Force · 2025 2Zambian Air Force · 2025Wikipedia 2Zambian Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Harbin Y-12 | — | 7Zambian Air Force · 2025Wikipedia 7Zambian Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Hawker Siddeley HS 748 | — | 1Air Force · 2025 |
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | — | In service |
| Xi'an MA60 | — | 2Air Force · 2025 2Zambian Air Force · 2025 1Zambian Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Trainer aircraft | ||
| Hongdu JL-10 | — | 6Zambian Air Force · 2025Wikipedia 6Zambian Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Hongdu JL-8 | — | 15Zambian Air Force · 2025Wikipedia 15Zambian Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Saab Safari | — | 8Air Force · 2025 |
| SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 | — | 11Zambian Air Force · 2025Wikipedia 11Zambian Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Helicopters | ||
| AgustaWestland AW139 | — | 1Air Force · 2025 1Zambian Air Force · 2025 |
| Equipment | Comoros | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Tanks | ||
| AMX-13 | — | 6Zambian Army · 2026Wikipedia 6Zambian Army · 2026Wikipedia |
| PT-76 | — | 32Army · 2025 30Zambian Army · 2026Wikipedia |
| T-54/T-55 | — | 10Army · 2025 10Zambian Army · 2025 |
| Type 59 tank | — | 20Zambian Army · 2014Wikipedia |
| Armoured vehicles | ||
| BRDM-1 | — | 44Zambian Army · 2026Wikipedia |
| BRDM-2 | — | 44Zambian Army · 2026Wikipedia |
| BTR-60 | — | 13Army · 2025 13Zambian Army · 2025 |
| BTR-70 | — | 20Army · 2025 20Zambian Army · 2025 |
| BTR-80 | — | 10Army · 2025 10Zambian Army · 2025 |
| CS/VP3 MRAP | — | In service |
| Marauder (vehicle) | — | ≥3Police Paramilitary Unit · 2025 |
| Ratel IFV | — | 23Army · 2025 14Zambian Army · 2026Wikipedia |
| Equipment | Comoros | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Air defence | ||
| Rapier (missile) | — | In service |
| S-125 Neva/Pechora | — | In service |
| ZSU-23-4 Shilka | — | 4Army · 2025 4Zambian Army · 2025 |
| Anti-aircraft guns | ||
| 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) | — | In service |
| AZP S-60 | — | 37Army · 2025 30Zambian Army · 2016Wikipedia |
| ZPU | — | In service |
| ZU-23-2 | — | In service |
| Equipment | Comoros | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Small arms | ||
| AA-52 machine gun | In service | — |
| AK-47 | In service | — |
| AK-63 | — | In service |
| AK-74 | — | In service |
| AKM | In service | In service |
| Degtyaryov machine gun | In service | In service |
| DShK | — | In service |
| FN FAL | In service | In service |
| Heckler & Koch G3 | — | In service |
| Heckler & Koch MP5 | — | In service |
| IWI Galil ACE | — | In service |
| IWI Tavor | — | In service |
Coverage is incomplete. “Not documented” means no linked inventory evidence, not zero equipment. Methodology ↗
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 annual observation | US$1.81bn USD | World Bank; WDI contributors | approved |
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cited source 2021-06-29 | 3 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2025 cited source period | 11 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2025 cited source period | 6 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2025 cited source period | 15 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2025 cited source period | 2 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2025 cited source period | 7 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2025 cited source period | 12 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2025 cited source period | 7 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2025 cited source period | 1 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2025 cited source period | 2 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2025 cited source period | 2 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2025 cited source period | 1 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-01 · inventory date unstated | 6 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-01 · inventory date unstated | 2 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
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Scores out of 100 on the ForceTally Index. Each bar splits in proportion to the two scores. A point at the centre of the chart means no sourced figure for that part.