Australia vs United Arab Emirates: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

Australia
60,000
in 2020
United Arab Emirates
63,000
in 2020
Australia rank
64th
United Arab Emirates rank
63rd

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 63,000 against 60,000 in Australia, a difference of 3,000.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 64th and United Arab Emirates ranks 63rd of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 70,200 43,000 27,200 Australia
1990s 62,590 63,500 910 United Arab Emirates
2000s 53,035 52,900 135.2 Australia
2010s 57,400 59,400 2,000 United Arab Emirates
2020s 60,000 63,000 3,000 United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Australia or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 63,000 against 60,000 in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Australia and United Arab Emirates?
3,000, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Arab Emirates?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Australia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 64th and United Arab Emirates ranks 63rd 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.