New Zealand vs North America: Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate

New Zealand
11.11 % change on previous year
in 2020
North America
0.4795 % change on previous year
in 2020
New Zealand rank
9th
North America rank
8th

Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate over time

  • New Zealand
  • North America
-10-5051015199020052020

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 11.11 % change on previous year against 0.4795 % change on previous year in North America, a difference of 10.63 % change on previous year.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 23.2 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.

New Zealand ranks 9th and North America ranks 8th of 173 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand North America Difference Ahead
1990s -2.22 % change on previous year -3.36 % change on previous year 1.15 % change on previous year New Zealand
2000s 0.2954 % change on previous year -0.0321 % change on previous year 0.3275 % change on previous year New Zealand
2010s -0.6152 % change on previous year -1.08 % change on previous year 0.4606 % change on previous year New Zealand
2020s 11.11 % change on previous year 0.4795 % change on previous year 10.63 % change on previous year New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate, New Zealand or North America?
New Zealand, at 11.11 % change on previous year against 0.4795 % change on previous year in North America as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate between New Zealand and North America?
10.63 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and North America?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do New Zealand and North America rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate?
New Zealand ranks 9th and North America ranks 8th 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.