Afghanistan vs Somalia: Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
-40.65 % change on previous year
in 2020
Somalia
-30 % change on previous year
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
166th
Somalia rank
164th
Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports -30 % change on previous year against -40.65 % change on previous year in Afghanistan, a difference of 10.65 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 166th and Somalia ranks 164th of 173 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.14 % change on previous year | -15.56 % change on previous year | 17.7 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2010s | 1.23 % change on previous year | 61.2 % change on previous year | 59.97 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | -40.65 % change on previous year | -30 % change on previous year | 10.65 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at -30 % change on previous year against -40.65 % change on previous year in Afghanistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 10.65 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 166th and Somalia ranks 164th 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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About this data
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.