East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Korea: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
6.76 million
in 2020
Korea
569,000
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
11th
Korea rank
11th

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Korea
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 6.76 million against 569,000 in Korea, a difference of 6.19 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.9 times Korea's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Korea ranks 11th of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 7.10 million 622,500 6.48 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 7.13 million 698,850 6.44 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 7.36 million 688,050 6.68 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 7.05 million 639,400 6.41 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 6.76 million 569,000 6.19 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Korea?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 6.76 million against 569,000 in Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea?
6.19 million, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Korea ranks 11th of 43 groups.
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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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.