Afghanistan vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

Afghanistan
165,000
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.44 million
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
37th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
35th

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 1.44 million against 165,000 in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.28 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 37th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 173 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 272,000 1.93 million 1.65 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 141,574 1.69 million 1.54 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 314,105 1.42 million 1.11 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 165,000 1.44 million 1.28 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 1.44 million against 165,000 in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
1.28 million, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 35th 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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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.