Africa Eastern and Southern vs United Kingdom: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

Africa Eastern and Southern
1.20 million
in 2020
United Kingdom
153,000
in 2020
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
38th
United Kingdom rank
41st

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 1.20 million against 153,000 in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.05 million.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 7.8 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 38th and United Kingdom ranks 41st of 43 groups.

Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 822,150 326,000 496,150 Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 1.07 million 253,800 815,419 Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 1.17 million 194,837 976,120 Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 1.40 million 157,072 1.24 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 1.20 million 153,000 1.05 million Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Africa Eastern and Southern or United Kingdom?
Africa Eastern and Southern, at 1.20 million against 153,000 in United Kingdom as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Africa Eastern and Southern and United Kingdom?
1.05 million, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and United Kingdom?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and United Kingdom rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 38th and United Kingdom ranks 41st of 43 groups.
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
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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.