Afghanistan vs IDA blend: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled
Afghanistan
165,000
in 2020
IDA blend
1.40 million
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
37th
IDA blend rank
37th
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time
- Afghanistan
- IDA blend
How they compare
IDA blend currently reports 1.40 million against 165,000 in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.23 million.
That makes IDA blend's figure about 8.5 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, IDA blend has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 37th and IDA blend ranks 37th of 173 countries.
IDA blend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51,000 | 715,850 | 664,850 | IDA blend |
| 1990s | 227,900 | 986,525 | 758,625 | IDA blend |
| 2000s | 141,574 | 1.29 million | 1.15 million | IDA blend |
| 2010s | 314,105 | 1.35 million | 1.04 million | IDA blend |
| 2020s | 165,000 | 1.40 million | 1.23 million | IDA blend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Afghanistan or IDA blend?
- IDA blend, at 1.40 million against 165,000 in Afghanistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Afghanistan and IDA blend?
- 1.23 million, with IDA blend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA blend?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and IDA blend rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Afghanistan ranks 37th and IDA blend ranks 37th 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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About this data
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.