Afghanistan vs Libya: Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate

Afghanistan
-40.65 % change on previous year
in 2020
Libya
-100 % change on previous year
in 2014
Afghanistan rank
166th
Libya rank
169th

Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Libya
-2000200400600800199020052020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports -40.65 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Libya, a difference of 59.35 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 166th and Libya ranks 169th of 173 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Libya Difference Ahead
1990s 73.94 % change on previous year -2.51 % change on previous year 76.45 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2000s 34.3 % change on previous year 2.02 % change on previous year 32.28 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2010s -4.41 % change on previous year -50 % change on previous year 45.59 % change on previous year Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Libya?
Afghanistan, at -40.65 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Libya as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Libya?
59.35 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Libya?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2014.
How do Afghanistan and Libya rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate?
Afghanistan ranks 166th and Libya ranks 169th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,344 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Armed forces personnel, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.