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
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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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.