Costa Rica vs Mozambique: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled
Costa Rica
10,000
in 2020
Mozambique
11,000
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
131st
Mozambique rank
128th
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time
- Costa Rica
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 11,000 against 10,000 in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,000.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mozambique ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 131st and Mozambique ranks 128th of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10,600 | 40,400 | 29,800 | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 11,860 | 28,230 | 16,370 | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 14,700 | 10,250 | 4,450 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 9,860 | 11,160 | 1,300 | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 10,000 | 11,000 | 1,000 | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Costa Rica or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 11,000 against 10,000 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Costa Rica and Mozambique?
- 1,000, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mozambique?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Mozambique rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 131st and Mozambique ranks 128th 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.