East Asia & Pacific vs Republic of Korea: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

East Asia & Pacific
7.91 million
in 2020
Republic of Korea
569,000
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific rank
8th
Republic of Korea rank
11th

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 7.91 million against 569,000 in Republic of Korea, a difference of 7.34 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 13.9 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th and Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 8.53 million 622,500 7.91 million East Asia & Pacific
1990s 8.65 million 698,850 7.95 million East Asia & Pacific
2000s 8.88 million 688,050 8.19 million East Asia & Pacific
2010s 8.39 million 639,400 7.75 million East Asia & Pacific
2020s 7.91 million 569,000 7.34 million East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, East Asia & Pacific or Republic of Korea?
East Asia & Pacific, at 7.91 million against 569,000 in Republic of Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between East Asia & Pacific and Republic of Korea?
7.34 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Republic of Korea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Republic of Korea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th and Republic of 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.