Bulgaria vs Yemen: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

Bulgaria
37,000
in 2020
Yemen
40,000
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
82nd
Yemen rank
81st

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Yemen
050.0k100.0k150.0k198520022020

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 40,000 against 37,000 in Bulgaria, a difference of 3,000.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 82nd and Yemen ranks 81st of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 149,250 63,050 86,200 Bulgaria
1990s 112,616 105,140 7,476 Bulgaria
2000s 87,282 135,940 48,658 Yemen
2010s 43,806 71,160 27,354 Yemen
2020s 37,000 40,000 3,000 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Bulgaria or Yemen?
Yemen, at 40,000 against 37,000 in Bulgaria as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Bulgaria and Yemen?
3,000, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Yemen?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Yemen rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Bulgaria ranks 82nd and Yemen ranks 81st 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.