Bangladesh vs Eritrea: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

Bangladesh
227,000
in 2020
Eritrea
202,000
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
29th
Eritrea rank
31st

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Eritrea
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k198520022020

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 227,000 against 202,000 in Eritrea, a difference of 25,000.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 29th and Eritrea ranks 31st of 173 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 155,900 73,300 82,600 Bangladesh
2000s 210,605 195,685 14,920 Bangladesh
2010s 222,170 201,800 20,370 Bangladesh
2020s 227,000 202,000 25,000 Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Bangladesh or Eritrea?
Bangladesh, at 227,000 against 202,000 in Eritrea as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Bangladesh and Eritrea?
25,000, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Eritrea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Eritrea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Bangladesh ranks 29th and Eritrea ranks 31st 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.