Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Costa Rica: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

Bosnia and Herzegovina
11,000
in 2020
Costa Rica
10,000
in 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
128th
Costa Rica rank
131st

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Costa Rica
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k198520022020

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 11,000 against 10,000 in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,000.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 128th and Costa Rica ranks 131st of 173 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 96,500 12,825 83,675 Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 21,218 14,700 6,518 Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 10,613 9,860 752.7 Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 11,000 10,000 1,000 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Costa Rica?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 11,000 against 10,000 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?
1,000, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 128th and Costa Rica ranks 131st 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.