Afghanistan vs Central Europe and the Baltics: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

Afghanistan
165,000
in 2020
Central Europe and the Baltics
525,000
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
37th
Central Europe and the Baltics rank
40th

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Central Europe and the Baltics
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How they compare

Central Europe and the Baltics currently reports 525,000 against 165,000 in Afghanistan, a difference of 360,000.

That makes Central Europe and the Baltics's figure about 3.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Central Europe and the Baltics has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 37th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 40th of 173 countries.

Central Europe and the Baltics has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Central Europe and the Baltics Difference Ahead
1980s 51,000 789,500 738,500 Central Europe and the Baltics
1990s 227,900 902,005 674,105 Central Europe and the Baltics
2000s 141,574 639,159 497,585 Central Europe and the Baltics
2010s 314,105 506,759 192,654 Central Europe and the Baltics
2020s 165,000 525,000 360,000 Central Europe and the Baltics

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Central Europe and the Baltics?
Central Europe and the Baltics, at 525,000 against 165,000 in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Central Europe and the Baltics?
360,000, with Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Central Europe and the Baltics?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Central Europe and the Baltics rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 40th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 7,420 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.