Austria vs Belgium: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

Austria
23,000
in 2020
Belgium
24,000
in 2020
Austria rank
98th
Belgium rank
96th

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • Austria
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 24,000 against 23,000 in Austria, a difference of 1,000.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belgium ahead.

Austria ranks 98th and Belgium ranks 96th of 173 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Belgium Difference Ahead
1980s 51,350 100,800 49,450 Belgium
1990s 46,410 63,240 16,830 Belgium
2000s 35,920 38,918 2,998 Belgium
2010s 22,641 33,524 10,883 Belgium
2020s 23,000 24,000 1,000 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Austria or Belgium?
Belgium, at 24,000 against 23,000 in Austria as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Austria and Belgium?
1,000, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Austria ranks 98th and Belgium ranks 96th 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.