Iraq vs Upper middle income: Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate

Iraq
34.6 % change on previous year
in 2020
Upper middle income
0.9256 % change on previous year
in 2020
Iraq rank
4th
Upper middle income rank
3rd

Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate over time

  • Iraq
  • Upper middle income
-100-50050100199020052020

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 34.6 % change on previous year against 0.9256 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 33.67 % change on previous year.

That makes Iraq's figure about 37.4 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 3rd of 173 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s -2.41 % change on previous year 1.49 % change on previous year 3.9 % change on previous year Upper middle income
2000s 12.31 % change on previous year -0.8662 % change on previous year 13.18 % change on previous year Iraq
2010s 2.38 % change on previous year -0.385 % change on previous year 2.76 % change on previous year Iraq
2020s 34.6 % change on previous year 0.9256 % change on previous year 33.68 % change on previous year Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate, Iraq or Upper middle income?
Iraq, at 34.6 % change on previous year against 0.9256 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate between Iraq and Upper middle income?
33.67 % change on previous year, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Upper middle income?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Iraq and Upper middle income rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate?
Iraq ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 3rd 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.